The first period was a great response from last night. That was exactly what we were looking for. We needed to get on the board first. We were hoping that something like that would happen...

It feels a lot better. It puts us right back in the series. A loss would have definitely been devastating to us, but the guys dug deep and found a way to win tonight.

I thought we were better off discussing (the problem) than trying to punish anybody or bag skate them or whatever. I was trying to find out reasons why we came out so lackluster yesterday, get...

He did set a pretty high standard in the first games he played. It’s hard to live up to that. But I think he made a lot of progress in his physical play and just...

I thought he was solid all night. He didn’t have a lot of shots for two periods, but when they did, he was there.

It’s something we were looking forward to. We’d have liked to have done it the other night, but unfortunately it didn’t happen. We’re just happy it’s over with. We got our two points and we’ll...

It’s a great feeling. It’s unbelievable that you have to get 92 points to clinch a playoff spot but we’re happy we’re in. We’ll try and take it from there.

Five points would be good. Six points would be really good. Seven or eight would be excellent. That’s the way I look at it.

The way the series has gone, it’s pretty evenly matched. That’s why there’s so many one-goal games.

They’ve been very hot, of late. I really haven’t seen them this year, so I really don’t know what to expect. I’m sure they weren’t playing that well (when the Penguins beat them 6-0). I...

What lost us the game was the first two periods. (No explanation) at all. No effort. You’ve got to pay the price every shift. We have guys that didn’t want to pay the price. It’s...

Not this week. Hopefully when we get back. We’re hoping.

From my first game I thought that was one of his strong points. I’ve just continued to use him in that situation.

In a way I feel I can’t go wrong with either (goalie).

We played a good game. You lose and what do you do? You don’t change a lot. It’s unfortunate. First period, we maybe made one mistake and it goes in our net.

Mama said there’d be days like this, huh? If we play 10 games like that, I think we’ll win eight or nine of them.

Looking at the overall game I think that it’s starting to become a trend and it worries me. Defensively, I think we’re slipping away. That’s the trend that really worries me. We’ve got to get...

We weren’t ready for the game and they were. You’ve got to give them credit. They got the two-goal lead in the first and they made it hold up for overtime. We knew (Philadelphia) hasn’t...

Knowing the kid and knowing what he’s capable of, I feel confident in him.

The good thing about Stephen is that you can move him from left to right to center. You could put him on the penalty kill. He can play a regular shift. You can play him...

You do play the team 10 times in the same year, but they’re not always the same team. Things change. We don’t have the same team. They don’t have the same team. So it’s not...

We’d have liked to win that first one in our own building. Get a little bit of momentum going. Unfortunately it didn’t work out.

We’ll bring that (Philadelphia) game up as a reminder and let them know, it happened last time. If you’re not prepared to play, anything can happen.

First time he came up I thought he played pretty good. The second time he came up, he’d improved a lot. I think he’s even gotten better this third time. He’s been a real sparkplug...

He’s been the same player from the first day I got here ’til right now. He goes out. He goes about his business and he does it very well. It’s nothing flashy, just very steady...

He’s put up some real good numbers while he’s been down here. Max plays his game. He plays hard every night. I can depend on him defensively almost every time. It’s nice to see that...

Yeah. I’m extremely glad (the road trip’s over). It was a tough haul. We didn’t come out with the record that we wanted. I’m not pleased with it at all. But things could have been...

In the month of February we have a lot of games in not so many nights. We’re bringing him in for insurance. I think it will be good for all our young ‘D’, too. It...

There’s no excuse. We’ve got to play with more passion, with more urgency than them. We didn’t generate a whole lot. Our power play is struggling so bad right now. We’re not getting any chances...

Yeah, a point’s good. But when you have two games in one week against the teams at the bottom of your division, you want to come out with more points than two.

He’s really stepped up his game since I’ve been here. He was one of my best forwards. He played hard on the ice. He’s been a leader on and off the ice. I can’t say...

It’s a big weekend anytime you play a team that’s right behind you two times in one weekend. I do expect a playoff atmosphere.

He’s done it in juniors. He’s doing it here now. Hopefully within a year or two, he’s going to be doing it up there. You can’t expect a guy like that to just step into...

That’s what happens. We were running around. They were worried about the referees and the other team and not playing our game. We finally settled down in the third period and started playing hockey.

Yes. He’s got the talent, he needs the effort.

We can’t go in trying to take any team lightly. We’re in position to pretty much control our own destiny right now and we’ve got to take advantage of it.

We may break out one or two games here or there, but we really haven’t had a steady flow of goals through the course of time that I’ve been here, anyway. I thought we had...

They played patient. When we turned over the puck they made great rushes all night long. Dany made some great saves out there on some of those rushes. We’ve got to be better. We can’t...

Chemistry. I was trying to find some lines that would work together. That line seems to be working pretty good.

We like that fact. We have played pretty well at home. You always look forward to playing in front of your hometown crowd. A lot of the boys seem to respond to it. We feel...

It was a big game for us. You know you’ve got two games with them this weekend. A split is OK. But to get that first one is great. It relieved the pressure of having...

He feels confident knowing that he beat that team just a few days ago. He just got a look at their shooters. Especially a team that we haven’t seen that often. This is just the...

I think it was just our overall commitment to each other and to what we’re supposed to be doing out there forgetting about all the yapping and stuff that went on in the first two...

The sooner the better. We’re looking at the division and then right after that we look at the conference. We still have a lot of work cut out for us. We’re looking to go out,...

It’s good for Erik. It’s not so good for us. We’d love to have him this weekend. But hey, this is what it’s all about. Erik’s a guy who’s right there. If anybody can make...

We’d struggled all night (on the power play). We seem to move the puck pretty well, we just don’t get anything accomplished. Finally in overtime we get one.

Lack of effort. If you lose that way and you got an effort. ‘¦ If you lose that game, fourth game in five nights, and got an effort, you can accept it a little bit....

It feels good to be right back into it. They had us down 2-0 and we weren’t feeling too good about ourselves. I think we’re feeling a lot better about ourselves now.

It’s a big hole for us. But, we’ve got to find a way to dig ourselves out. Play hard. We’ve just got to keep playing hard. You have to play for 60 minutes. You can’t...