That's the type of game we had to play last time here. They played hard. |
That's tough to measure. I know you have (Olympians) staying sharp (during the break), and then not getting the rest. There's probably a fine line in saying who's got the advantage. Let's play and find out. |
The challenge is on, |
The end was not really indicative of the game tonight and I would like to focus on what we did during the game. Our special teams had a lot of good things happen. Certainly what we did on special teams was the difference tonight. |
The first game, it's tough to measure. You expect to play well. The second game, hopefully, you get some consistency in your game. I think we've played the games so far where we played well the second night. Effort was there, energy was there, but some tough losses along the way. |
The games get tougher every game. Closing out a team is the toughest. It is the toughest challenge you can face. |
The games that we've lost back to back, every one of them has been a tight game, with some one-goal losses in some tough buildings. I think (Sunday) we deserved what we got. |
The goal at the end gave us some energy, and we got a fortunate break around the net. The games have been really close, two games in a row could have gone either way. |
The good thing about this is that it happened now, as opposed to late in the season. |
The guys we count on have definitely come through. |
The opportunity is definitely there. Somebody's got to seize it. |
The rule changes, the reward to offensive-type players and play, should enhance his game. I think he should be able to continue to produce for us and all of a sudden jump-start his career again. |
The short-handed 5-on-3 was big. It was on the balance all the game, and we had a couple of big penalty kills. |
The tradition of the Avalanche organization of winning and playing so well in the playoffs is what it's all about. The standards that are in place are something that we've got to strive to achieve. |
The way we competed was exactly what we were hoping for. |