I think it makes everybody around the group more solid, you get better opportunities to assess your talent and your team, and they get exposed to situations that maybe they wouldn’t have been able to...

Goals four and five were unacceptable. You don’t give up goals in the last minute of the period. And our play at the end of the game we were sloppy. Really sloppy.

It’s a huge loss, … He’s one of the top scorers in the game, an elite player. He’s a valuable weapon on your top scoring line and on your power play. Hopefully, he’s progressing well...

That’s a tough loss. He’s had such a tremendous year with that consistency and jumping over the boards every shift with his intensity and emotion.

He put on a clinic. We certainly don’t want to give him that type of exposure again, but we liked how he played.

We definitely played a desperate team. You can really tell it was a meaningful game on their end of it.

To get the opportunity to play for your country is a privilege and honor. Being exposed to the quality of hockey that will be there will be special for them. It’s an experience that they...

We’ll see. He was kind of iffy (Sunday) morning. We’ll see how he presents in the next day or so.

We finished strong in Game 3 and hope it carries over to Game 4. Our mind-set is we have to have to win this game.

It certainly didn’t hurt knowing that we were together all year,

He’s a threat every night. He’s got jump, he’s got energy. I think that’s a great compliment for a young kid: knowing that each and every night (the team is) getting something from him.

All you need is love.

It was a great environment for a hockey game. The fans were terrific. It felt like a playoff game. The crowd was into it. It was nice to see such great support from the fans....

When it was 2-2 in the third in our building, those are the types of games that we have to figure out a way to win.

I’m expecting big things from him, … He certainly could be one of the top scorers, if not the top scorer (in the league), the way he’s prepared himself.

I don’t think you see too many first periods like that. The bottom line is we came ready to play tonight.

The challenge is on,

He’s been very good since Day One. Every day he just does some things . . . every shift he’s noticeable. He wants the puck and he can make plays. He protects the puck and...

We’ve got to make some hay on the road.

That was a big kill. We really got some energy coming off that. That was a period of the game where we really had to step up, and we did.

We needed a win in the worst way and we felt the last three games were games we had to get something out of and didn’t. It was nice to get these two points.

They gave us some good energy and I thought really changed the game there in the second, … They really got the crowd into it, and I thought overall that line was a factor in...

It’s tough. We gave (the extra point) to a team that we’re right with, so it was a vital swing of three points.

I think that’s good. That’s how the game was called all year long and we learned how to play a certain game. If it’s going to be a tight standard then we will adjust quickly.

He’s progressed well every day in practice, … I think he’s taking on a little bit more. We’ll give him some more bumping and pushing (today) and see how he does.

Overall, I liked our preseason, … I thought we did a lot of good things. We have a lot of momentum and enthusiasm going into opening night.

He’s been the Milan we saw for a number of years. He’s recaptured that confidence in the scoring area and it’s nice to see that production coming from him.

The first game, it’s tough to measure. You expect to play well. The second game, hopefully, you get some consistency in your game. I think we’ve played the games so far where we played well...

He’s a great person, and I think the chemistry and the bonding we had over the course of the year certainly was a good situation.

He can score, he can make plays. He’s great around the net. He should help our power play.

We have a lot of confidence in our goaltending. Peter was looking for more opportunities.

Our defense has played well. We have really pressured the puck and have done a good job of recognizing lanes.

He’s going to a tutor and learning the language. He’s working on it on a daily basis,

We’re in a great race. (Tonight’s game) is a huge game for both teams, very meaningful. We’ve played them well in most of the (previous) six games.

You saw a couple of chances early that didn’t go in, but I don’t think Joe’s confidence left him over the last 10 games when he’s had a lot of chances. It was just a...

We thought we had a great chance last year. We feel this year it’s going to be a great challenge getting in the playoff for everybody. There are no freebies. We saw non-playoff teams from...

He’s showing me, we’ll call it surprise patience with the puck. I didn’t know he had that ability, but it’s certainly been nice to see.

The goal at the end gave us some energy, and we got a fortunate break around the net. The games have been really close, two games in a row could have gone either way.

I don’t think there’s a lot of history right now. I think we’re all learning. I know I am.

This kid looks like a real player. He does a lot of things. I’m sure he’ll be fun to watch. He’s got a little bit of Lehtinen in him, and he looks like he might...

With the new rules, the puck carrier is going to have more leverage to do what he wants, … Having puck possession is obviously a great way to play the game. If you don’t have...

If you’re Peter, you’re sitting there and you want to get a chance to get in the net and you want more responsibility. Peter’s handled the situation well. He’s being patient and ready to go.

That was definitely a strange game. We had a couple of games where we had the three-goal lead and let it get away from us earlier in the year. I liked the way we battled...

I thought the story of the game tonight was how well he played, especially on the three glorious opportunities they had in the third off of turnovers deep. It was nice to see him respond...

Overall it wasn’t a very good effort and performance by us. I thought David gave us a chance. . . . He played fine, did a nice job.

It was good to see him, talk with him and get a better assessment of his foot. He’s a tough goalie. He’s made big saves, he’s very athletic, he’s quick and overall he’s in tune...

We talk periodically when we play and sometimes between games. We’ve been familiar with one another for a while.

He’s one of those guys who has a quick stick, a hot stick. It was a special night for him.

Milan’s such a big offensive player for our team, so guys will have to assume some of that responsibility,

I think we’ve had about seven or eight games all year long that have been for first place. It’s the first time we’ve achieved it. A huge win. Probably . . . not probably –...