Bob Gainey Teams Quotations

My story for the players has been getting away from eighth and focusing on seventh. We are not worried about the Bruins because they have other teams to jump ahead of before they get to us.

We're not a big team compared to other teams in the NHL, but we are a quick team and I think we can handle our own in the physical areas, in front of the net and in the corners, ... I don't see us being disadvantaged in size.

The way both teams are going, that's why you saw the game that we saw. It was important game and it could have effect the outcome of the season.

Both teams had their moments where they had to fight from behind, and it was decided by a good, clean goal in overtime. It's very easy to recognize the will of the players on both teams to play with everything in the tank.

You see the scores while checking the penalties, but you hope the other teams are looking at your score.

Right now, we're in a playoff position and if we get some points in our final game, we're going to the playoffs. The other teams can't say that.

It was a great game. For us, the fact that we won makes the result great, but it was a great hockey game. Both teams had their moments where they had to fight from behind and it was decided by a good, clean goal in overtime. It's very easy to recognize the will of the players on both teams to play with everything in the tank.