Things fell apart and snowballed. I wish I could put my finger on it, but it's a combination of things falling apart. We gave up four goals in the third period, we can't start doing that. |
To give up five goals in the third period, I'm just embarrassed right now. |
We came back, but it wasn't meant to be tonight for some reason. |
We didn't know what to expect. It felt like a playoff atmosphere out there. Hopefully the product on the ice was good, and they'll come back. |
We go on a tear there before Christmas against Eastern opponents and now we're back in the West and we can't find a way to win. These points are critical. It's already the end of December. We have to start digging our way out of the cellar. |
We had a tendency on the road to sit back and see what happens but tonight we did the little things right. |
We played 40 minutes of solid hockey, we came back and then we embarrassed ourselves for 20 minutes. That's not the way we play offensively, defensively or in the neutral zone. And everyone's accountable. |
We talked about getting off to a good start. For once we were the team that was a little more rested than they were. |
We're climbing that ladder slowly but we're getting back in the race. |
We're in a very tough situation right now. This was a big game for us right there. We can still make it, but it's going to be tough. |
When they can get the momentum on a couple 5-on-3s, it's tough to take back. They have some really talented players over there. If you give them too many opportunities, especially 5-on-3, they're going to capitalize. |
You can just see it, he's having more fun out there. He's taking the opportunity right now. And we need it right now. |
You want to keep playing, especially when you start winning. It's helped a couple of us who have been injured, but otherwise you want to keep the momentum going. Sometimes that's harder with a four- or five-day layoff. |
You watch games and find yourself rooting against teams that are ahead of you. It's a tough position to be in, needing to win games and needing others to lose. |