At certain times, he's trying to do too much with the puck. He finished the season as our leading scorer. He wants dearly to be the guy that's being counted on. Through that, he's tried to make plays that turned into individual plays. It's nothing more than that. |
Big sense of relief. In these games the hockey gods have to be with you. You have to get a few bounces. |
Both first periods we handled well. |
Both goaltenders made great saves in the game, Dom just made more. From where I was standing, he was the difference. I thought he played great. He made great saves. |
But it's knowing that we have a job to do every day and this business is all about winning. |
Camp for them is going to be very competitive for them. They all have experience now, and they all believe that they can be a No. 1. And I think they all think they can be our No. 1 this year, so we are looking for one, two or all three of them to make a big statement in camp. |
Crosby is fresh in everybody's mind, |
Danny and Chris were chosen for what they mean to the team, on and off the ice. Both guys show tremendous leadership and determination that will help lead our club. |
Danny we're just taking day by day, and his condition really hasn't changed. We're just hoping with the injection he had that he'll react good to it and this inflammation, or whatever it is, will settle down. |
Dmitri still expresses a little discomfort, and I'm trying to be careful with that one because when we want him back, we want him back full bore. We don't want him cautious or tentative. |
Either we get it done or we don't get it done, ... Either we're dead right or we're dead wrong. I don't think there's a halfway point. |
Every game we play, every team we play, we've talked that teams are gunning for us. The first 15 minutes they may not even try to score. They're saying, 'Let's not turn the puck over, let's not give them any chances.' You notice teams aren't taking any penalties early in the game. |
Every night it's highlight-reel goal after highlight-reel goal. You'll get to see probably five a night in our league. And the guys that can skate are the guys who stand out. I think the game has greatly improved. |
Everybody's schedule is tough. I think we have one of the toughest. I don't know if there's another team that plays 17 games in 30 days. But I think the advantage we have built in is we've utilized four lines. We've been a pretty balanced team when it comes to ice time. |
Everything went right on that hit. You don't want to see anybody get hurt. I think initially [Campbell] was going to shadow, but when he saw the guy had his head down, he ended up being in the right place at the right time. |