We want to be a hard, physical team to play against and fighting does happen in that. Our fight, whoever it is on our team, it pumps us up. |
We were a lot better offensively. It was great start. It was a big boost for us. It was nice to have a shot right back at the Avalanche after they beat us. |
We were literally one shot away, one second away from winning the Stanley Cup. |
We were terrible in front of (Boucher). It wasn't even close to the style of game we want to play all the way around. It was a terrible game. We were very sloppy. Our strength is in our own zone and every single one of us was bad in our own zone today. |
We weren't as ready as we should be. If we take 'em, we've got to kill penalties. They had pretty much the whole first period in power plays, and they earned that. |
We'll battle through this together and turn this around, |
We'll learn and adjust from that game. Teams are too good around the league. You can't start like that. |
We'll try to have the same mindset for Game 2 as we did Game 1. Now hopefully all the excuses are gone and we can keep going. |
We're a union of 700 players and there are going to be different opinions, ... But I personally appreciate the job Trevor, Ted and the executive committee have done. Ted is a big part of this deal. He's had a huge say in getting us back on the ice. |
We're a union of 700 players and there are going to be different opinions. But I personally appreciate the job Trevor, Ted and the executive committee have done. Ted is a big part of this deal. He's had a huge say in getting us back on the ice. |
We're about wanting to be in your face. We want to be aggressive. That's how we play this game. |
We're around the same age. He's a good power forward. He's got good hands in front of the net. He scores his share of goals. He can get really hot too which is a good thing. |
We're right near the bottom of the league in offense and as forwards, we take it personally. If you look around the room, every single one of us has more to give and wants to be better. |
We've been creating more chances as a group. |
We've been trying to build for a long time, and I'm thankful now, ... I think we're turning a corner and I really want to be here, what a great atmosphere with the fans. It's always been great around the playoffs, but to face what we had in the last playoffs and the atmosphere, I don't know if there's a better atmosphere and definitely we wanted to be here with our family. |