Randy Carlyle Players Quotations

We made a decision probably three weeks ago that we were going to go with some of these guys. We made a list of six or seven, and those players were on it. We thought we'd change it up a bit.

We took a different approach, doing some off-ice stuff. The players would rather do that than come to the rink and get skated. We had a little laugh, a little team bonding and it really showed tonight. We had lots of energy early.

Our players worked extremely hard. It was a fast-paced game, and it wasn't no-hit hockey. It was a physical game and those are tough ones to play.

Our players deserve the credit. They took the responsibility. We got down 3-1, we battled back. We found a way.

We have to make sure our players are disciplined to the point, where they can't put themselves or their team in a situation that's going to cost their hockey club goals, momentum, whatever you want to call it.

We really stayed with our work ethic. Our players seem to enjoy that.

Training camp's not fun, especially the first day. It's not supposed to be fun. It's about work. We understand that the players are getting a first opportunity to be put through their paces, and our work ethic and our commitment to conditioning will be very, very hard.

They provide us with the Olympic break and we have to take advantage of it. Our expectation will be for our players to come back fresh and ready.

Our expectations are that we're going to try to play an uptempo game, and our players seem to have responded positively to that.

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.