I don't get to score that often, so when I do it's fun. And to get the game-winner, it's exciting. |
I remember it being a little more wide open and I remember a little more puck control. It was fun though. You see the game from a different perspective and see what those guys go through. I was glad it was only one game though. |
I thought we had a good situation going for us on that late 5-on-3. We couldn't get much going. That is kind of what happens in hockey. You try to make the most of your opportunities and limit the opposition. |
I was passing the puck to the right guys tonight. The guys were going to the net and when you do that you get some bounced like that. |
I'll always keep it. I'm very grateful they drafted me and it's something I'll always remember. But I've moved on from that and I don't think there's anything I need to prove to them. |
It's a memorable time for me. At the same time, it's nice to have gotten that out of the way and move forward. |
It's been a while since I've scored, period. To have two goals in a game, I think I had two all of last year (in the American Hockey League). It's been a while, definitely. To get the winner was nice. It's fun for me and a big goal for our team. |
The bottom line is you're out there to score goals and when you don't do that, you're not doing your job. |
There's definitely a lot bigger story lines than some rookie kid making his debut. It's nice that there's not a ton of pressure. |
They were a little late getting back and I threw it on net. To be honest, it wasn't where I wanted it to go. |
They were a little late getting back. It wasn't really where I wanted to put it but I've had enough good shots that didn't go in so it was good to get a bad shot that did. |
This is why people love to play in a place like Toronto. This is what (Gretzky) goes through every day. |
We couldn't quite get it done again. |
We couldn't quite get it done again. We played hard. But we game them too many chances and whatever chances we gave them were pretty quality ones. They did a good job taking advantage of that. |