Patty played a great game. He was taking the puck to the net, and he was a force. I think he got excited when he saw he was going to be on the point on the power play. |
People are fearing him now, and that's what you want to see with Joe. He's a man on a mission. . . . Even though he's not getting points, he's totally controlling the game. |
Physically, he's fine right now and his movements are sharp and crisp, but again, getting bumped into or the traffic issues continues to be a distraction for him. |
Somebody will say he only had four assists, but they were huge -- setting up winning goals, making big plays, drawing penalties. He could have drawn about 10 more penalties. And he's a leader in the room along with Patty, they share that responsibility. |
Special teams in this series will be big. |
That certainly helped turn things around, we had a great last three or four minutes in the period. |
That is the first time its ever happened for this franchise. Since we picked up Joe (Thornton), we've had one of the most dangerous power plays in the league. |
That one shift he hit everything in sight, got the crowd going, and really sparked up our bench. |
That shot he took was a cannon. It was on his stick and into the net, unbelievable. Matt Carle continues to improve, to be the type of player that raises a lot of eyebrows. |
That was huge, to respond to some adversity. We're going to face this kind of stuff when we're on the road, and it's great for our confidence, to be able to win that kind of game. |
That was not a good call. . . . That's what (expletive) you off. You've got a great hockey game going and you get put down on a questionable call. |
That's as loud an opening night as I've ever heard, anywhere. I think they're really going to enjoy the new NHL with the speed and the emphasis on offense. I think it's going to be a more fun game to watch. It's a fun game to coach, especially with the weapons we have. |
That's counting. Our guys spend so much damn time watching poker you figure they'd learn how to count. They know how to count the cards in poker so it should be easy to count the guys on the ice. |
That's the key to the game, keep the hope alive. |
That's the one that really sticks out. It was a great move and a great shot and he came up with a great save. |