You can try to bag the puck out of the zone, but we wouldn’t be the team we are if we did. Those were both situations where we had time to make plays.

I thought putting Z in the middle tonight gave us a boost, some energy.

He’s been a courageous competitor. He probably shouldn’t have played tonight, but he perceives this as his team and he wanted to lead them.

He needs to be out there and get some rhythm. Well, the coach didn’t give him that chance to get any rhythm. (We) let him freeze to death between shifts. That’s a tough way to...

You’ve got to give them credit. They hung in there. They kept coming. They’re in their building. They lost last night and they’re proud guys.

It’s disappointing. They found a way to shoot it into the net and we weren’t as good.

It was good to have Hank back. He adds a dimension of speed and he hounds the puck. He’s obviously going to make us a better team.

We obviously have to make some adjustments. With Lang not here, we need two offensive lines.

Homer goes to the net, and they get him the puck. More power to him.

I think Howard has been good and I think the two guys that are supposed to be good have been good.

The league won’t be hunting Ducks in camouflage anymore.

We need to reestablish our work ethic and get back the fire we need to win games. As far as I’m concerned, the playoff race starts Oct. 8 in Dallas. You can’t make the playoffs...

The way they are playing, why wouldn’t you play them. They were fantastic (against Chicago).

I thought he was fine. He drew (Chris) Pronger and (Jason) Smith most of the night and that’s a challenge for him.

I thought the game was a lot of fun. It’s zooming out there against those guys. I’d love to play these guys five or six times because I think it improves your play to play...

Good for him. He’s played hard, he’s practiced hard and when he’s on the ice, he’s determined out there. That’s great for him. It’s fantastic. He should feel good.

We weren’t ready. Between the players and myself, we didn’t get the job done to get out and get started and get after them and set the tone. We hung on good enough defensively, and...

It means I’ve been in the league a little bit. But I was looking tonight and (Toronto’s) Pat Quinn has 640, Scotty Bowman has 1,200-and something. I’ll be dead before then.

They’re a good team, and they’re finding ways to win a lot. They found a way to get four points out of here, and we only got one (an overtime loss). We have to get...

They have really good players in Edmonton, they really do. I’ve got to tell you, I’m surprised we’re playing them.

We picked it up, got going a little bit, and found a way to win the game.

The bottom line is, we didn’t play Steve much the first few games he played. Tonight he played, and he was important. He played important. He’s ready to go and help our hockey team.

They hung in there. It wasn’t like [Saturday], when we let down. The Hawks are a bunch of young guys playing real hard. They kept coming.

I looked at this as a five-game mini playoff series. We played Nashville, Dallas, Carolina, Philly and the Rangers and came out of it winning 3-2. With the exception of the Dallas game, we played...

To be passing Gordie Howe – holy mackerel! That’s unbelievable. That’s how good you’ve been and that’s how long you’ve played. And that’s how good of players you played with.

The Quincey kid looks like he’s got a real good feel for the game.

These guys are professional. They know how to win, even when they don’t have it.

He won the Stanley Cup, let’s be honest, and something stopped. Like Shanahan, he wants it back. He’s a proud guy. He’s in great shape; this is where he wants to play. … He wants...

We had ample opportunities to score, but we didn’t have the stick-to-it-ness.

Hank’s been outstanding for us. There’s nothing wrong with players putting some pressure on themselves to perform.

He’s good defensively, but tonight he made plays with the puck, which was nice to see. Sometimes as a defensive defenseman on an offensive team they always want you to do more than you’re capable...

We have an eight-game playoff series. We’re excited about it. They have a real good team. Let’s get there and get going.

The idea you’ve seen this movie before, I don’t know anything about it. This team’s much different than the teams in the past. If you ask my guys they believe in their hearts they’re going...

We’ve been consistent all season. We’ve always bounced back and we’ve been a professional team.

We want him to feel good and be an important part of our team. He told me the other day that he feels he’s skating well, and that his leg doesn’t hurt. Well that’s great...

When I evaluate a trade as a coach, I evaluate who gets the best player. That’s all, it’s just about the best player because the best player makes everyone else better. That’s what Joe has...

We sagged — no question — as soon as they scored.

Not many teams can lose a stud like that and keep going.

We weren’t thinking, we were just kind of going, and that was nice to see. We looked like we could move.

He’s a great player. He’s skating. It’s great to see.

Getting that record is nice, but it’s not what we set out to do. But it’s nice to have. These guys are a committed group.

He caught my eye last week.

We watched in on the replay a bunch of times. It doesn’t look like that big a deal. … I’ll sleep easy tonight and we’ll have a report tomorrow. He’ll be fine.

I don’t know why Shanahan plays so well against Nashville. He gets all excited because Nashville is such a good hockey team.

Can you replace anybody? Yes. Can you replace him with the same person? No. His contribution to our team is not just measured in what you see, no question about that.

Keep attacking. The whole key is look after the puck and keep attacking. I don’t think you adjust your personnel. You adjust your mindset.

We feel we’re getting better as this series goes on. And we think we’ll continue to get better.

I just gave that opportunity to Steve. That doesn’t mean (Samuelsson) isn’t going to. … He is a heck of a hockey player. I talked to him about it. I wanted to get Steve going...

A dominant player. But also a physically dominant player.

You have to put the puck on net from wide angles to create opportunities.