We limited one of the best power plays in the league to nothing. And if it weren't for a giveaway in the third period, we could have shut them down completely. |
We might be a little off as far as our timing goes. But our guys are going to be fine. This was a well-deserved break for them, they should be re-energized and happy to get back to work. |
We played a really strong first period and it was 0-0. I don't know if we lost our legs because we definitely found them in the third. I'm not sure what it was. They outplayed us in the second period and that's where they won the game. |
We played where we wanted to play and took a lot of their skill away by making the right decisions and finishing checks and being gritty in certain areas. |
We played with the urgency and desperation that the situation demanded. We scored two and that was an improvement for us. |
We score three goals a game and we've got to find a way to win it 3-2 and 2-1. That's been our identity all year long and it doesn't seem like it's going to change down the line here. |
We should be geared up for that final stretch and we should go into the playoffs with a good rhythm here. |
We were ready, but nothing transpired. For us, we're just in reaction mode a lot of the time. |
We're going to see probably one of the hardest (working), most physical teams in the league coming in. They don't score a lot of goals, but they play hard. A lot of times, they don't even want to play the puck, they just want to play the man. It's Calgary, in-your-face, finish-checks hockey. It's going to be a big challenge for us and the bigger the challenge, the bigger we're supposed to respond. |
We're going to take that on a day-to-day basis, it depends on how the groin reacts. He's improved every day that I've seen him. (Tuesday) night was his best game so far. Obviously, he's got a ways to go but that's only going to come with time. |
We're in for a grind, since they've beat us they've really gotten on a roll here. I don't know if we gave them confidence or whatever. We know what we're up against. Hard work is their team identity. |
We're looking at getting him 50 games, plus the playoffs. He didn't even play 50 last year combined with the playoffs (Flaherty played 48 total), that's why I've been careful with his playing time and rest time. |
We're not quite sure what they're going to do, but they're going to let us know (today). Somebody is coming back. |
We've already made the decision. Most teams put five, but we're going to put six. |
We've got some guys who aren't here and they've got some guys who aren't here who will be in the playoffs. I just want us to continue to play well. The guys are feeling good about themselves right now. |