He's a big-time player and he got a big-time goal for their team. We couldn't buy one tonight. |
He's got to be one of the top five players in the game. |
I do believe this is a good team. |
I was a little disappointed [initially] just on having to move, but now I've gotten my feet wet, things are rolling and I'm pretty happy. |
I was pretty shocked. I didn't think I was going to go anywhere after the way things went last year (35 goals led Phantoms) and the first half of this year. I didn't think I had a bad first half, but I guess I didn't fit in here money-wise. I didn't think that they would have to move anybody. It's unfortunate that it had to be me. |
If I keep working hard and doing the right things on the ice, hopefully I can come back. |
Intensity like that is what we need. They're a good team, (but) we controlled a lot of the game tonight. |
It helps to find your way on the team. |
It seemed we were killing the first two periods. We had good pressure in the third; we just ran out of time. |
It was a great save, but (the shot) went right into his glove. |
Maybe that's good for us, [so] hopefully we can get two points off them. We need them more than they do. |
Maybe that's something new I should start doing. |
My arms are shorter than a lot of people. I really had to reach. It took a lucky bounce. |
My expectations are high for myself. But I want to keep even keel. The start has been great for me, but I want to keep it going. I don't want it to stop. Even if I don't score goals, I want to keep doing what I have to do to help the team win. |
Offensively, I don't think there's anything wrong with my game. But maybe defensively, when we get up by a goal or two, [Martin] has players he feels comfortable with. He's doing his best for the team and we're winning. So you can't say much. |