This felt good for a lot of reasons, but the biggest reason is because we needed a win bad. It's hard to imagine having to say that in January. We knew there were some teams behind us that were starting to gain some ground due to the fact that we haven't won a lot lately. But we know what has to be done. I don't think we have to look at the standings to realize we're not where we want to be. |
Two goals I wasn't happy about, but I saw a lot of pucks and that's what you need at this time of year. |
Under the circumstances, I'd have to say it was. There's been a lot of scrutiny on us lately. But by no means are we out of the woods here. It's one win, but it's a huge win. ... Every night, you have a new opportunity and tonight was nice just to put some of that other stuff behind us. |
We all knew they would come after us hard. |
We all know what's at stake. If we lose, the season's over. You have to try and play loose every game. I don't think anything has changed in all the years I've played. If you're not loose and having fun, it's hard to play. We were tight at times in the series, and it showed. |
We didn't find a way to win. It's unfortunate because we need these points right now. |
We didn't strike, we were locked out, |
We didn't strike, we were locked out. I've often thought the owners set this all up to burn a season and create lots of free agents. That's not what I call negotiating fairly. I hope the PA (executive) fights for it, but I'm not optimistic they'll win. |
We fought hard there and went into the third, and all of a sudden, there are some penalties. And it was over. I don't know how to describe it. |
We knew how big of a game it was. I don't think it's too early (to be concerned), but on the other hand ... our focus was playing one game and making a little bit of a statement. |
We knew they would throw everything at us. |
We know we are desperate. We know it's crunch time. We don't need to be told. |
We needed a win bad. It's hard to imagine saying that in January. But that was definitely the case. We needed to win bad. |
We want to feel that the goaltending is the kind of goaltending that a team like ours needs to be successful. I think that's the goal: to make the goaltending never be an issue. The only way to do that is for both of us to be consistent and to provide the team with the type of play that gives us a chance to win every night. |
You never want to settle and be happy with losing. But there are times when you come out of a game and consider yourself a little bit lucky you got anything. Being down 2-1 and the way he was playing with as little time as we had, that is a huge point for us. |