We have to, as players and as coaches, do a better job of preparing guys to play. We were not ready physically or mentally. We didn't seem to win many puck battles tonight.
I think he's got to, at some point, learn how to play long segments of games and learn how to win when you don't feel 100 percent. In the playoffs, if you want to win one or two rounds, you have to go 10, 15 games in a row and find ways to win when everything isn't just right.
I think we recognized we need close to 90 points to have a shot at the playoffs. With 13 games left we have to win a lions share of those. Not getting two points tonight hurts. It's not devastating, but it is a blow to our chances.
I think we recognize we need close to 90 points to have a chance. With 13 games left, we'll have to win a lion's share of them.
You always want your best players on the ice. He's proven he can win games and be a factor in games.
We feel like we probably have to get to the 90s. But we can't win 10 out of 12 games in one night.
You can win any game with goaltending like that. The last two games, and from the Olympics on he's played outstanding hockey.