I thought we played hard and got ourselves back in the game. We stayed with it to the end. |
I thought we were all right in the first part of the game like we were the other night, and then we got involved in a rush game and we weren't getting the upper edge, |
I thought we were pretty good and smart about it and aware of it. |
I was very upset with the way we began. We were under siege there in the first period. Down 3-0 going to the third, it doesn't look good. But we could have easily gotten a point (by sending the game to overtime) and who knows what would have happened after that. |
I wouldn't read into that at all. I think we're very comfortable with the goaltending situation. I think both guys have played well throughout, and we expect the same going forward. |
I'm expecting big things from him, ... He certainly could be one of the top scorers, if not the top scorer (in the league), the way he's prepared himself. |
I'm expecting big things from him. He certainly could be one of the top scorers, if not the top scorer (in the league), the way he's prepared himself. |
If I really wanted to say what I thought right now it wouldn't be good. That kept them in the game. I thought we had a strong first period and that changed when ... it seemed like we were in the box for the whole game the last two periods. |
If you're Peter, you're sitting there and you want to get a chance to get in the net and you want more responsibility. Peter's handled the situation well. He's being patient and ready to go. |
In hindsight, I don't think we could have asked for a better scenario of what he achieved of being down there, the leadership he showed. A lot of kids will go back to the minors or juniors and be disappointed. And then it takes them forever to get back to where they needed to be. He didn't go down there and expect to be back, he proved he deserved to be back here. |
It certainly didn't hurt knowing that we were together all year, |
It is pretty remarkable. (Sunday) in San Jose, he was a plus-5 and we lost 6-5; that doesn't happen very often. His being a plus player now is probably reflective of where he should be over the course of the year. He's been involved in the attack and playing physical on defense. |
It really was tough to lose them, |
It seems like its getting tighter and tighter. Change is dramatic on a lot of nights. Our objective is not just to make the playoffs; we want to win our division. |
It was a big loss and (leaves) a big void. I was excited about getting the chance to coach these guys again, but this is where we're at, and we feel good about the guys we brought in. |