We want to give him the opportunity to become the best player he can, in all three zones. When a guy wants to play all the time and he wants the puck, it’s important for...

The lineup we’ll have in there, I think the people will enjoy seeing. It will be an exciting night, I think, for everybody.

It’s game we should have won. But the other night, the Kings led by four goals and lost. You’re going to see games like this now.

He’s feeling a little better. Right now, he’s day to day. I don’t think we can [look] any farther than that. But we will see how he is [Tuesday], and hopefully he’ll be feeling better.

To be quite honest, since he got hurt, he looks more confident. I don’t want to say he looks fresher, but it seems those couple of days off did him good.

It’s disappointing. I’m proud of the guys that we got a point. They really battled and we certainly had some opportunities for a win.

Both guys played really well. Erik fit in very nicely and did a lot of good things, just really gave us a jolt in the middle. And Ryan played a lot of power play, did...

He’s been battling something the past few days. He will not play. We will see how he feels Thursday.

He’s going to do a great job. He’s a knowledgeable guy, and I think he’ll do a really good job.

I like the way he played. He has acceleration on-ice presence, he finds the holes, picks his spots and darts to them. He has speed and skill.

By Sunday night, I’m hoping that we’re going to have a pretty darn close look to what we’re going to have on Wednesday. We’re still trying some things, putting some guys in situations maybe they’re...

When he was that disgusted, to be as animated as he was, just shows to me there was no way it was a penalty.

Most guys want to get in a groove and play a whole game. That doesn’t mean that if they stink the joint out, they won’t get the hook after 20 minutes, but I just think...

There’s a lot more structure in penalty-killing.

That’s what we expect of him. That’s why we brought him here, to be a guy who can win us games and give us an opportunity to [win].

I thought he played much better, that he is getting involved and has started to get more comfortable over the last couple of games.

Instead of being proactive, we were reactive. I’m not sure if we came into this game obviously having [too much] respect for the Red Wings. Certainly, standing and watching didn’t help.

He’s starting to feel more comfortable. Guys of his stature, they just kind of let their ability and their hockey sense and anticipation take over.

We’ll give guys an opportunity. That may be the difference for them being here, or not.

There are a lot of guys who we’ve signed but haven’t had a chance to see up in Pittsburgh yet. They’re going to get their opportunities.

He played really well. He’s done everything we’ve asked him.

We really feel good about the way we’re heading into training camp.

He has the skill and the speed, no question about it, and the shot to play at this level. He’s one of those guys who has a tremendous opportunity to be on our team.

Tonight I was extremely happy with our penalty killing. I thought Marc-Andre played extremely well. I liked the way our power play started but I didn’t like the way it finished.

I’m extremely happy for the guys. They showed a lot of moxie and a lot of courage and I couldn’t be more proud of them. There have been games we’ve been down before, and that’s...

You have to know the time, you have to know the score, you have to know who’s on the ice.

It’s behind my first priority with (general manager Craig Patrick) and Mario (Lemieux), but I’m looking forward to it.

The execution wasn’t there. This is the last thing we saw coming. … This is the toughest game of the season.

He helps their team out immensely. He’s been a top player for a long time.

We did all the little things and got timely goals, the power play chipped in and we got great penalty killing and excellent goaltending and good determination in the dressing room. We weren’t going to...

We’re really happy with the way that he’s played. I don’t think there’s any doubt he’ll be heading back to Pittsburgh with us. He’s earned that right.

There will be guys in this camp who might play really well but might not get an opportunity. But yes, there is room. Guys come in and out, guys are hurt, there’s opportunity. It just...

I’m sure on the inside he had some nerves going, but they won’t be as big as they will be eight days from now. That’s all part of the process of becoming a pro.

He’s always going to get his number called on the power play. And he’s experienced enough to be able to bounce from line to line.

Andy struggled. I don’t think there’s any doubt about that. We’re going to let the goaltending kind of shake [itself out] in these exhibition games, and just kind of go from there.

Desperation is a good word, but just working smarter and doing the little things, especially in our own zone, will take care of everything else.

The bottom line is, we’ve got to find a way to win a game. The lack of wins hasn’t been from effort or work; maybe it’s just a matter of working a little smarter.

We knew they were a dangerous team, we knew they were in the slide they have been in. We were in a similar slide early in the season.

I think the urgency and the desperation have gone up. We’ve gotten points in three straight games and we’ve had opportunities, now we need the consistency aspect. In order to win in this league, you’ve...

Certainly, standing and watching didn’t help. Instead of being proactive, we were reactive.

We’re passed the stage of frustration.

We’ve had many mature 18-year old players that have come into this league and handled a lot. Not many have come in with the hype and the buildup as he has and he’s handled it...

He’s a tremendous hockey mind, and he’s been around a long time. I’m sure he’s brought a lot to that team.

These are guys who are difference makers. When we ended last time, we knew we needed to upgrade, whether that was from within or outside, and no one knew what the new NHL would be...

I enjoyed it when I was doing it before I was coaching. And getting a chance to work with a major network, you’re out there and people see you.

I just know he had a stomach virus or flu symptoms last week and sometimes those things stick with you. And when you try to work through them and play at the level that he...

There are spots available, there are roles available. It’s whether or not guys want to accept and execute those responsibilities and the opportunities that they’re going to get in camp.

I played against Larry [Robinson, the New Jersey coach] a few times in my career, and very, very rarely was his stick up off the ice.

He was in playoff form the first game of the season. I don’t know a higher compliment you can pay.

The guys played as gutsy a game as you can coming off a long trip and found a way to get it done the other night. It is disappointing to know we can play like...