It's not like I tried to avoid him. I played him, and he did a real good job. He has such poise with the puck. It was good to have him. |
It's not like this is the first time we've faced this. We've been facing (the trap) all year, it's just that it hasn't worked against us. It's worked because we were a little more jittery the first two games. No question about it. But, we have a veteran group and we'll handle it. |
It's not like we hadn't had tons of chances, we just weren't finishing. The big thing we wanted to do was not panic and just keep doing what you are doing, get people to the net, work hard at it and let's not be pressing. I thought we managed the puck well and made great plays in the middle of the ice and really came at them with some speed. |
It's not our plan to get down two goals. I didn't think we were playing terrible and yet I didn't think we had the intensity in the first 10 minutes. Then we just cranked it up. |
It's our understanding, the reports from the hospital, that he is fine and he will be fine. |
It's way bigger news not when we're 8-1-1 and have the most points in the last 10 games in the National Hockey League ... What's news around here is when we don't win. I'm the most boring guy you ever met in your whole life. |
Jimmy has all the athletic ability and the form that allows him to be pretty good. Is he mentally tough enough to do it in this league on a regular basis? I don't know, but we'll find out here. We'll give him a chance and see how long he can ride it. |
Just like everybody here I'm shocked that we're in this situation. |
Just like everybody here I'm shocked that we're in this situation. We don't want to be about winning in the regular season and not getting it done at playoff time. We'll have a good look at our team. |
Just like everyone here, I'm shocked at our situation. It's hard to look at our team and think we didn't do a lot of good things to prepare for the playoffs and you would expect to have success. |
Just win, baby. You gotta find a way. |
Keep attacking. The whole key is look after the puck and keep attacking. I don't think you adjust your personnel. You adjust your mindset. |
Langer is playing the best he's played this year for us. |
Langer just said he likes to be on the ice, and I like to have him on the ice, too. It's pretty simple. |
Last year at the world championship, he was a high-end player, ... and that's against the best players. |