I had three weeks to prepare for one game. You'd like to think when you have the opportunity to prepare for three weeks, I could go out and make some big saves. The other guy outplayed me. I feel accountable to the other guys. We're fighting for first place. It's disappointing. |
I have to make those stops. |
I just kept sliding back into the net. You squeeze your knees to try and stop and brace yourself. It's frustrating. |
I just want to play as well as I can each and every night and take it one step at a time. I haven't gotten ahead of myself, I just want to look forward to the next game and let Dom's situation and the rest take care of itself. |
I just want to play as well as I can each and every night and take it one step at a time. I haven't gotten ahead of myself. I just want to look forward to the next game and let Dom's situation and the rest take care of itself. |
I just wanted to play well, I don't worry about what other people say. I didn't make any big saves. I just tried to stay in the middle of the net and let my big body stop the puck. |
I like playing here, and, yeah, I realize an organization can only hold stock in you for so long. I hope I've given myself a shot at a longer stay because of the recent span, but the year's not over yet . . . It's nice to have people say (nice things about you), but I still have to go out and play well until Dominik gets back. I don't want to get ahead of myself. |
I squeezed my legs together and I could feel the puck there, but my momentum took me back into the net. I tried to pop it out, but I guess I crossed the line with my knees. |
I think he was a little surprised the puck came right out to him. He had to take a step back before he could shoot, and I was able to get more set for the shot. |
I thought it was a playoff-type game, and we played pretty well. Like I've said before, I've got to come up with some more saves. |
I thought we were flying out there. That magic that a lot of these guys have, you could see it ... when we got chances, we buried them. |
I was really excited. This is close to my home town in Hamilton. I grew up with Hockey Night in Canada sitting at home watching it. This was one of the biggest games of my life. |
I?m assuming that they haven?t played every period like that this year or they probably would be undefeated. They definitely sent a message. |
I'll take the good bounces for sure. Luck was on our side, definitely. |
I'm as competitive as they come. I was well aware that the Big Guy (Dominik Hasek) was 3-0 and I wanted to do my part, too. |