Randy Carlyle Played Quotations

Our relationship goes back a long way. Our kids played minor hockey together in Winnipeg. There are roots there.

I thought we didn't play 60 minutes, we played about 50 minutes.

We did not compete at our best level. I thought that they wanted it more than we did and they went out and played that way. The bottom line is we have to prepare ourselves for more of a team effort than we got from our group tonight.

We played a lot harder tonight than we have in a lot of our games, particularly on the road.

We didn't have much going other than the fact we scored a couple power play goals. We did not compete at our best level. I thought they wanted it more than we did and they went out and played that way.

It's disturbing. Columbus played yesterday in L.A., and they had more life and jump than we did in the first, probably 25 minutes. We have to find a way to take responsibility for that.

I didn't think we played very well. For whatever reason, we seemed to struggle with the puck. We didn't react. We were frustrated by our lack of offensive punch. We had some chances, but we didn't have any finish.

This is the worst game we've played in a long time. But was it the worst game we played or the best game they played? They did some things that forced us out of our comfort zone, for sure.

For some of these players who haven't played for some 16 months, it shows that there's a commitment to preparation and that's always a positive.