It was an emotional night for them. Retirement or not, it would have been a big game the way New Jersey is playing. I think they have something to prove to the league after getting off to a tough start. |
It was evident right from the start that we were going to take the play to them, that we weren't going to be denied. |
It's a proud moment for us. We were very impressed, and I'm sure we'll continue to be impressed with the kids coming up. But we were very nervous for this day because we feel we have so much left to give. Going with a lot of similar faces, we're excited again. |
It's almost like a playoff game where you are playing a great defensive team with great goaltending. If we don't get a goal early _ if something bad happens _ we have to keep playing our game for 60 minutes. |
It's almost like a playoff game where you are playing a great defensive team with great goaltending. If we don't get a goal early - if something bad happens - we have to keep playing our game for 60 minutes. |
It's almost like a playoff game where you are playing a great defensive team with great goaltending. If we don't get a goal early -- if something bad happens -- we have to keep playing our game for 60 minutes. |
It's almost like a playoff game where you are playing a great defensive team with great goaltending. If we don't get a goal early — if something bad happens — we have to keep playing our game for 60 minutes. |
It's almost like a playoff game where you are playing a great defensive team with great goaltending. If we don't get a goal early n if something bad happens n we have to keep playing our game for 60 minutes. |
It's coming to a head here a little bit for us. We're starting to get a little confident with the puck and play a little better game. We've been on the short end of some games, but we've played better. |
It's definitely frustrating. We're having a lot of chances, but we've got to get more simplistic. We're looking for the big shot, the one-timer, the pretty play. We have to get the puck in the net and create more traffic, maybe get an ugly goal or two. |
It's disappointing. We've been telling ourselves we've been getting better every game, even though we were losing those games. We felt like it was going to come to a head and we were going to win the big one. We didn't. |
It's fun to see these good young players and all the first-round picks. The good competition will be healthy, but we aren't ready to step aside. I was talking to Bill Guerin last night. At 34 we take this game pretty seriously. We aren't ready yet to be considered fossils. |
It's just a matter of scoring. We had great chances, but you've got to score. No excuses. Goaltending, how they killed (penalties), not knowing each other, no excuses. You have to score. |
It's just tiring and it's ridiculous, and I'm not putting blame. We do have to be positive, or it's going to get worse. But it's incredibly hard. |
It's pretty close. Rock bottom will be in April if we don't make the playoffs. We've got 68 games to get this ship turned around. Obviously these are crucial points, but nothing is over yet. |