A battle in the corner. I knocked him down and he doesn't like losing battles and neither do I. He just got fired up like he normally does in a game. |
At the beginning of the year, I think everybody picked us to be last. It's something that we never thought. But we've proved what everyone expected, I guess. |
Guys are aware ... when somebody jumps around you, you can't grab them. You go into a corner, and you're kind of playing the body position a little bit more than trying to put a hand on them. |
He had a good tournament ... had a big goal the other night and played another solid game (Sunday). Hopefully, he comes back with that winning spirit and continues to play well. |
I guess it's a broken record. We've got to take the positives out of this game and the few bright spots in a long year of disappointments. |
I think the last three games, with the exception of one period in Atlanta, we've played pretty well. We have a great group of guys; everybody gets along and nobody's pointing fingers at anybody in this room. |
I was battling him in the corner and knocked him down and he doesn't like losing battles and neither do I. He got up all fired up as he normally does. I was trying to fire us up a little bit too, stick up for myself and for the team, but I guess it didn't work out the way we planned. |
It makes it a lot easier when you're playing with a guy like Al. I don't think I'd have had the success I've had if it were not for him. To be able to play with a guy with that much poise just makes you a better player. |
It was frustrating all around, there were a lot of things that went wrong. A lot of it we brought on ourselves, and we just couldn't turn it around. |
It's just a matter of doctors trusting me to protect myself on the ice and not be a liability. |
Sandy played great. We let him make that first save and he made a ton of them tonight. |
The last five or six years for the Blues (defense) it's been injuries, so maybe we'll get some voodoo doctor in here and lift the curse. Hopefully everyone's healthy to start the season. |
We went over what made us successful in that game and we do it for two periods the last few games since then and we feel we're a good enough team to get away with that. We have to move the puck forward and just keep things simple until we get out of it. |
We're just fired up to play them. We've got a little bit of a vendetta against them, and it shows. Everybody comes out to play and it's good to see. |
You look at the (injured-reserve) team, and it looks pretty good. The last five or six years for the Blues, it's been injuries. Maybe we get some voodoo doctor in here and lift the curse, and hopefully everyone is healthy to start the season. |