There's no way Jagr should get that kind of room in the slot. We actually had four guys back. It was a three-on-four, but we just didn't communicate and the puck ended up in our net. |
They are getting tougher and tougher. I don't know if someone will make a movie on us, but they would have a good script. |
They're two great young players who will sell the National Hockey League for years to come. |
This is a big step for us. Who knows how many points it's going to take to get into the playoffs. It's going to be a fight for us. Not many teams from our conference will leave this building with two points. |
This is the time of year you wait for, and we're right there. Guys who have never been in the playoffs before will feel that pressure. We're approaching the finish line of an 82-game season. It now goes from a marathon to a sprint, and when you're bunched up with other teams like we are, it's not talent that will get you there, but commitment. |
This morning in the dressing room they were as down as I've seen a hockey club. Tonight they showed a lot of character. I have tremendous respect for this team. |
Those things are all about timing. I thought for the first 10 minutes it was tough for both sides to get some shots. Both teams were playing very strong defensively. You have to fight for every inch, and suddenly a puck came loose. |
Time is running out. We don't have any points to give to anyone. We will need some great performances from everyone. |
To leave this building empty-handed is unbelievable. I feel very sorry for my players. |
To represent your country is something you always dream of. He's good enough to play, but we see him in there every day working with the elastic bands, just trying to survive. |
To see McCabe back on the ice after 30 seconds speaks for itself ... case closed. |
Today is a very sad day across the hockey world and here in Atlanta. Boom Boom was an incredible man who meant a great deal to me, and I'm fortunate to have called him a friend and a mentor. |
Tonight was not a typical Thrashers effort. We chased them all night. We didn't play our game. |
Toward the end, we got a couple of good chances, but we couldn't get the equalizer. He came up with some good saves. There was not much room out there. |
We don't focus on the little details. Right now we're squeezing, we're squeezing the stick. If we would get an early goal, but we think that by cheating we're going to get that early goal, but it doesn't work like this. |