I was very concerned about not overdoing it, and just making it another game for the guys, … I tried to stay normal, but you would have to ask them how well I did. I...

He was as good with the puck and as hard on the puck as he is now, relative to the skill level. He was a committed guy then. I coached his older brother and his...

(Thursday) we’re going to compete. We’ve skated for two days and now we’ll start to compete. We were on a charge going in (to the Olympic break), now we’d like to charge coming out.

Edmonton is quick, and it works hard, … Edmonton just squashed Nashville (Tuesday), so it’ll be a good test for us.

Everyone knows that they’re going somewhere and everyone’s going to do their own thing, but they’re poised, they’re going to play. They play good teams. We want to carry momentum into the break.

No part of me is glad to lose,

I’ve coached some good hockey players, but he’s the best player I’ve ever coached. This guy, I always knew he was a good player, but I had no idea he was this good.

Some teams think that’s a roll.

Obviously, Columbus wanted him and it’s nice to be where people want you.

He’s fine. We are just being extra careful.

You want guys selected for those teams. It means you have good players.

It’s just a poised, veteran team.

There are a whole bunch of teams right now that think they have an opportunity. Everybody looks at us and says, ‘If they did it, we can do it.’ The measure of a great coach,...

He’s got a little magic going right now.

It’s like a lifetime. You just think about it. The season is long. We’re at game (65) and it seems like forever. Think about coming, and putting on your skates, and how many coaches have...

It’s not like we hadn’t had tons of chances, we just weren’t finishing. The big thing we wanted to do was not panic and just keep doing what you are doing, get people to the...

Can you imagine how good you must be for them to do that? This is Canada. They’re saying you can’t wear that number. You must be pretty good, and pretty good for a long period...

We can do a better job with our discipline.

They did block a lot, but that’s no different than the way they played all year. You’ve just got to find a way to get the puck to the net from a lot of different...

If you look at the West, the teams one through eight, or even one to 10, I don’t think there is anyone you’d like to play in the playoffs. I don’t think there will be...

We think he’s a premier defenseman in this league, … He had a stellar exhibition (season).

He’s another one of those guys we’ve found this season.

His heart had stopped beating and there was no pulse,

We just rolled (the lines) one, two, three, four. It didn’t matter. We let our guys go, and it kind of worked out well.

That’s nice, … but you know, (general manager) Ken Holland told me he’s not worried about the start, he’s worried about the finish, so that was cleared right up for me.

When you’re on a roll, the opposing team comes in a little excited and a little bit fearful. We have to fear the opposition, too.

He has the ability to score, the question is if he can do enough of the other things to get playing time. You score when your coach is confident enough to put you out there...

I liked to see less plays through the neutral zone and more plays around the net, but he (Hudler) played well tonight.

I don’t believe that. I believe he’ll be a Red Wing. Basically, the way it sounds, I don’t think anybody knows the whole story. I think he wants to play here.

I don’t know if you can imagine how hard it is to beat a team three times in a row. But you’ve got to give our guys credit. We hung in there and it wasn’t...

What I evaluate is how you play when you get your opportunity — simple. When you’re a pro and you get your opportunity, you play. That’s it.

One of the things that happens when you win all the time is, when you lose in overtime and lose the next night, it feels like you haven’t won in months. But it’s unreasonable; you...

He’s been outstanding, so he’s making it as hard on the coach as possible. That’s a great thing.

They hadn’t even touched the puck there in the third, and we turned it over and they shot it in our net. That’s the only chance to shoot it, and, bang, it’s in our net....

But now he’s in shape, he gets up and down the ice, and he’s a player.

They’re proud guys. They want to win. They want to be the best. We all know the best isn’t measured now. You get the silver thing for winning the marathon in the spring. And that’s...

There’s nobody who can leave the goalie in the corner like he does.

He’s cut around the eye, … I guess the bones are fine. They sent him for a CAT scan or whatever, but it sounds like he’s just fine and everything’s precautionary, so that’s real positive.

No question about it. But when you go through [the Hawks’] scoring chances, they didn’t have much.

It wasn’t the groin he pulled before.

That’s why we wanted him back. He showed why a lot of people think he’s one of the top young players in the NHL.

We’ve played hard as a team and found ways to win. We’ve done that a lot, and you’re optimistic those things can continue.

We get on streaks in a heck of a hurry. So you got to turn it around quick. That’s good.

(General Manager) Kenny Holland made it very clear to me that we’re a four-line hockey club. That’s how they won all their Cups in the past, and that’s how we’re gonna do it. Our fourth...

I don’t know what happened. We lost our composure and turned the puck over and just couldn’t get settled down again.

When you don’t make people accountable, it leads to a superstar mentality where not everyone on the team is important,

It was unbelievable. Making the finals is one thing, but getting to a Game 7 and being tied in that game after the first period is another. A lot of people think they have a...

When you have 55 points at this point, you’ve done some good things.

I told you guys that was going to be the case. That didn’t surprise me much.

They always have a label for you, … When I came out of junior, I was a ‘junior coach.’ When I came out of college, I was a ‘college coach.’ Then when I made it...