I thought Manny did a good job and our guys did a real great job on the kill. Our specialty teams did a phenomenal job.

He tried and he couldn’t get going. I think he’ll be fine.

I’ve talked to Scotty a lot. The best reputation, the best record, the best coach in the history of our game is here as a consultant for us. All I’ve got to do is phone...

I didn’t think we were mentally sharp in the third period. So it was good to see Manny back on his game.

He’ll be ready to go for Game 1 for sure.

We made some mistakes,

With the Olympics, and the so many guys away, and the no equipment (Olympians’ equipment being lost early in the tri), all the stuff going on, we knew it would be tough. Going into this...

That’s what the new (salary-cap) system is all about, isn’t it? It makes everyone the same. The teams that play the best will win. The bottom line is how do you handle it, and compete,...

I’ve coached some real good players — he’s the best player I ever coached. He’s classy as they come, as humble as they come. This guy just makes people around him better, and that’s the...

Let’s be honest, we had a great regular season, and the regular season’s over. It you don’t bring your best game, you don’t win.

I thought the goalie was real good early when the rest of us weren’t. He’ll be real humble here tonight and he’ll say the players played real well in front of him and all that...

We’ve got veteran, veteran guys. They know what they’re supposed to be doing and they just do it. They expect to win. The other thing I like about this team that I like … when...

He’s got a good backhand, but the fake he made on his forehand to freeze the goalie, then to go to the shelf, showed us his real skill. We’re real fortunate to have him.

He’s got his legs back and suddenly we’re a lot quicker team.

We just did a good job on the specialty teams. They (the Blue Jackets) played with a lot of passion and urgency. (But) what do you do when your (the Blue Jackets’) power play isn’t...

I’m very concerned. I can only ask so many times. I don’t fly the plane. But I am really concerned. There’s been lot of discussion about what’s going on, are we safe — obviously that’s...

We’re all human, and sometimes when things are going good, you get a little complacent. Obviously that was evident for us.

I thought the goalie was really good early when the rest of us weren’t.

And at the end, when we were on the penalty kill, our guys were really desperate. I loved to see that. Game five of the year and you find a way, an ugly one, to...

At the start of the game, we weren’t used to that level. They were really quick.

Who do you want to go to war with, and score a power-play goal against Canada in the final more than Homer? How can that happen? I don’t understand how you beat those teams without...

We didn’t think we had second chances until partway through the game. They controlled the inside of the rink.

We’re going to have to evaluate our team this summer. And if we have to make changes, we will make changes.

Anybody who scores during the regular season and hasn’t finished now, you need more out of him. When the other team scores, you always look at the goalie, but how about when your guys don’t...

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.