Martin Lapointe Quotations

Obviously, we wanted a better effort and we wanted to play smarter. We need to go back to basics and play a simpler game. Frustration is a big factor and hard to control, but we have to find a way.

I don't get too many goals. Every time I score I have to make sure I celebrate. It was fun tonight.

He works every shift even though I think every morning he wakes up his body is sore and aches. But he shows up every game, works hard, blocks shots and leads the team. It's pretty to watch.

He works so hard on every shift. He keeps battling, blocking shots, he just plays so hard. I'm sure his body aches every morning he wakes up. But he just leads his team. It's pretty to watch.

Our goalie kept us in it and we had a ton of chances in the third period. We just couldn't score.

We were stingy and more effective defensively. Guys were scared to get caught in the zone, and that was good. We wanted to get the puck out.

We tried to battle back. Obviously, playing against Detroit down four goals, it's a hard task to do. It's mental mistakes in our own zone that cost us tonight.

The overtime calls hurt the game. It's a big game, a big rivalry. the refs should let us play. I guess this is the new NHL. To lose a game on a cheap penalty is not the way to play hockey.

At Nashville we weren't that bad. We had 40 shots on goal. But we made a lot of mistakes. Tonight we were more stingy.

Andy played well. Our effort was there. We battled hard, but we've got to stay disciplined. We've got to stay out of the box. We didn't do that. That's the new NHL. It was too bad.

We have to bounce back. It's going to be a good test in Detroit.

It was a draw. He's pretty feisty. I asked him if he'd still go for beer and dinner, and he said, 'No problem.

It seems every time we've played a big team, we've wasted a challenge. Tonight we played a good team and raised our level of play. Our goal tonight was to keep it simple. Our guys didn't quit.

I just took a whack at it. It comes down to basic plays, simple plays. We were paying attention to the details.

In the second, we took a lot of penalties, and they cashed in. We can't take a period off. Then we took that penalty, apparently because of some missed coverage, in overtime. That was a big power play.

Good teams find a way to cash in on the power play. We didn't have that.

It wasn't a pretty game. We said before the game, if we win 1-0, we win 1-0. As long as we don't give 'em any chances.

It's tough to kill 5-on-3s. There were a couple of phantom calls (not whistled against Vancouver) when we're up 3-0, and they missed a call on Kyle Calder being held at 4-4. If you're calling it, keep calling in at the end like you do at the start.

It seems we couldn't get anything going. In this league, if you can't get your power play going, you won't win games.

It's a big win. Obviously, we're not in the playoffs, but a win like that shows the guys we can play with any team when we play our system. Tonight we executed well our system. Very consistent for 60 minutes. It shows the guys that when we do that, we can beat anybody in the league.

This was a big game for us. We have such a young team. To beat the Red Wings is something we can build on.

We had a little argument. We weren't on the same page. It was no big deal -- just a fight, and nobody got hurt.

We were one of the teams that didn't adjust with the new rules. The NHL is going to be about 30 percent toughness now and 70 percent skills.