The next road trip is just going to be a killer for guys who are going to the Olympics. It's crazy. I don't know who makes these Olympic schedules, but they're not thinking too far, let's put it that way. |
The thing that has surprised me is his consistency. As a rookie, it's tough to maintain your level of play throughout the year and he's played well from day one. Since the Olympic break, he's gotten more ice time and he's really taken advantage of that. I think the work he did early in the season is paying off. |
There are a lot of good things going on here. We're not getting away from our game plan, and we're getting the bounces and the breaks. |
There are moments like this in sports where you have a hard time seeing the positive. |
There isn't too much time. I've got to go home and pack and leave (Sunday), have one practice and then we play on Wednesday. |
These points are huge, ... We were fortunate enough to get the win even though we didn't play well last night in Buffalo, but I think it's a very positive thing that we can still get some points even though we were not playing our best hockey tonight. |
They don't quit. They play until the end. We got to be happy with two points. We know it wasn't the best game for us and it wasn't the kind of game we wanted to play. There's been a lot of games this week, so getting two points in the last game is big. |
They want to show they belong in this league, and it drives us older guys to work harder to keep our spots. |
They're all really important games right now. We need points to secure a playoff spot, and that's what we're looking for right now. |
This hurts because they are very big points out there. We came back and then gave it away. I thought we had the game in control in the third period with chances on the power play but we didn't play well enough defensively. |
This is a proud moment but it's also a tough one. There are moments like this where it's tough to see the positive right now. For some reason, we didn't have our best game. Sweden is a veteran team. They just seemed to handle it better. |
This is a totally different case. It?s a different team, a different environment. |
This is the biggest thing ever in the history of Finnish hockey. I know if we win it will be the biggest thing in my career. |
We didn't know what to expect from him or what would happen. Huey surprised a lot of people and his teammates as well. He's been tremendous for us. |
We found out tonight how important and how crucial momentum swings can be. I thought we were playing very well. We were doing a lot of positive things but then we lost the puck two times in our zone and things swung their way. You can't afford to give teams momentum. |