Any time you get any regulars back, it kind of gives you that little bit of a boost. It's been different with four or five regulars out of the lineup the last eight or nine games. |
He's the ultimate team guy. When he's not playing, he's the first guy cheering for us on the bench. What you kind of expect to do something and you don't get to do it, it's tough for you. He's been handling it great. He's a loose guy and he keeps you loose. |
I feel better today. I think I'm ready to go, depending on how I feel in the morning. |
I guess we're kind of teetering on that line right now. |
I guess we're kind of teetering on that line right now. Obviously, we haven't played close to our best hockey in the last three or four games. And if we want to do some damage in the playoffs, we're going to have to fix that soon. Real soon. |
I played against him a lot before the new NHL rules, and he was impossible to stop then. Now you can't put a stick on his arm or his leg or anything. I can't imagine trying to stop him now. He is as close to unstoppable as you can probably get. |
I think all 29 other teams have written us off and given us no chance at all. We have to believe in ourselves and not back down against anybody like we showed tonight. |
I think the first period had a really high tempo and fast pace, then we started running around a little bit. It was a fun game to play in, but it just didn't go in our favor. |
I thought we worked pretty well together. We never really got into too much trouble in the defensive zone, we were able to beat the trap pretty well and, in the offensive zone, we were able to do a lot of damage. |
I was surprised I had that much time. |
I'm out there playing hard for them every night no matter what. It's good to get two points before Christmas. |
It could be a good thing. We could sneak up on some teams. It's easier going as the underdogs. |
It was a must win for us. |
It was a must win for us. We really wanted it bad. We really didn't play like it. |
It was awesome. Everyone was getting a little tingly when the banner was going up. It was a great feeling. Great for us to be part of something like this and it was even more special for me because I got to play with him for a couple of years and it couldn't happen to a better guy. |