The bottom line is, we've got to find a way to win a game. The lack of wins hasn't been from effort or work; maybe it's just a matter of working a little smarter. |
The execution wasn't there. This is the last thing we saw coming. ... This is the toughest game of the season. |
The guys played as gutsy a game as you can coming off a long trip and found a way to get it done the other night. It is disappointing to know we can play like that and then not have it tonight. ... It's going to be a long 48 hours before we play Monday night. |
The lineup we'll have in there, I think the people will enjoy seeing. It will be an exciting night, I think, for everybody. |
There are a lot of guys who we've signed but haven't had a chance to see up in Pittsburgh yet. They're going to get their opportunities. |
There are spots available, there are roles available. It's whether or not guys want to accept and execute those responsibilities and the opportunities that they're going to get in camp. |
There will be guys in this camp who might play really well but might not get an opportunity. But yes, there is room. Guys come in and out, guys are hurt, there's opportunity. It just comes down to where we think guys fit in for us. |
There's a lot more structure in penalty-killing. |
These are guys who are difference makers. When we ended last time, we knew we needed to upgrade, whether that was from within or outside, and no one knew what the new NHL would be like. We knew we had to improve our team and we knew we had some deficiencies. ... We're real excited. |
They kind of fit him in for a checkup. He said he was feeling fine, and just wanted to make sure he's being looked after. |
To be quite honest, since he got hurt, he looks more confident. I don't want to say he looks fresher, but it seems those couple of days off did him good. |
Tonight I was extremely happy with our penalty killing. I thought Marc-Andre played extremely well. I liked the way our power play started but I didn't like the way it finished. |
We did all the little things and got timely goals, the power play chipped in and we got great penalty killing and excellent goaltending and good determination in the dressing room. We weren't going to settle for anything less than a win. |
We knew they were a dangerous team, we knew they were in the slide they have been in. We were in a similar slide early in the season. |
We really feel good about the way we're heading into training camp. |