This was the opposite of the last game. They had five guys missing, and tonight it looked like we did, too. Five or six guys missing. You need a complete team effort to beat a team like Detroit, especially here, and we didn't get it. So we'll just throw it away and move on the next one. |
This was their third game in four nights. It's not like we're spring chickens right now -- we've been playing a lot of hockey -- but they didn't have the same zip that they normally have. And that's why I think we were able to carry the play. |
This was when your youth can be to your advantage, and it was for us. (Tampa Bay) flew across the country, too, but we are the ones who should be used to it. They looked sluggish at times, and we took advantage of that. |
Thornton, even though he's not getting points, is totally controlling the game on the ice. He's very dedicated right now. It's almost like there's a beast out there and you're not going to take the puck from him. |
Those guys had energy tonight. |
Tonight it seemed like we had five or six guys missing. |
Tonight was kind of an anomaly. You're not going to threaten teams with five power play goals. Since we picked up Joe, though, we've had one of the most dangerous power plays in the league. |
Toward the end we were running out of gas but we got a point so I'm not disappointed. I'm not going to view this as a loss. |
Tremendous play by Joe. That play was unbelievable. He's leading the league by about 20 assists. He makes plays every night. |
We actually got right down to the wire on both kills. I think maybe we let our guard down a little bit. |
We can expect more of the same. We're going to have a tough nut to crack in goal. We've got to be persistent. |
We can't sit back and expect Joe to score three or four goals and we jump on his back. He has to do his job and we have to do our job. |
We deserved what we got in the second period. |
We desperately need the space. Our high school, especially, is severely crowded at this point and has been for years. We've known this for a long time. |
We did a good job and had a lot of people involved. I think they only had one scoring chance when we ran into each other on an entry. But other than that we didn't give up any (quality) shots and that's a real positive. |