We were all aware of that but we came flat with no energy.

It’s a tough way to lose a game. We had a lot of chances, but you’re not going to score with only one shot in the third period.

It’s a little surprising, but it’s early in the season. Hopefully that puck will still go in every night. I’m sure it’s going to be tough to do it.

We’re pretty excited and hopefully it’s going to click [again].

I think it would be surprising if my name was on it. It?s always the same guys. A guy on the third line who plays against the best lines every night. It?s tough to tell.

You always want to do something special when you’re coming back.

When you have everybody, it brings some confidence for the other lines. We had success with that (line) at the start of the year and hopefully it can help us win games the rest of...

It’s going to be the biggest game of the year. The backs are to the wall right now, and if you’re not ready for this one you’re never going to be ready.

You get a great feeling when you make a nice hit, or a nice play or a nice pass. But when you’re the guy who puts the puck past that red line — it’s pretty...

I’m starting to feel better. … I have to say, I think the three of us are starting to feel a little more energy.

I think it was our worst game defensively,

It was a great effort by our team, … We had the lead in Carolina and we found a way to lose that game a couple of nights ago. We were in the same situation...

They surprised us. It was a special game for them, and they played that way.

It was a great effort by our team, … I think we played a pretty strong game for 60 minutes. It was a huge win for us here in Ottawa.

It’s the best team we’ve faced.

It was a great win for us against one of the best teams right now. We need these points. Winning at home is huge for us. We haven’t really had a good stretch at home...

We all know it was bad. That was not a good effort.

In the second and third periods, we didn’t compete. It was pretty much one of the worst games we played this year.

It’s special when you face them [Ottawa] and we try to send a message. Both teams know if you want to win the Stanley Cup, we’re going to have to face each other. So every...

I’m enjoying playing the game again. I’m having fun, getting chances every night and it’s certainly fun playing next to a player like Peter.

A lot of the guys were going to bed early because there were guys who had slept on the plane and guys who hadn’t. I talked to a lot of guys (yesterday) who were able...

You can say that. They’re built for the new NHL. They’re not big, but they have a lot of speed. We have some speed, but we’re more physical. We need to play the same way...

It’s been a long stretch and lots of games, but we pulled it together and got some big wins.

It’s been great. It’s been a while since we had a chance to do this stuff. The last time was at the start of the year in Montreal. A couple days away, putting our minds...

After they scored, we decided to play. It’s playoff time. It’s not acceptable for a team not to be ready to play. We need to find a way to get momentum right away.

It’s a tough time right now we’re going through. We look like a tired team, but it’s not an excuse. We need to play through it.

You need to get a couple moves in your head. The move I did was the first move in my mind. I haven’t had much success in shootouts this year and I was a little...

It’s something you don’t like to see. Hopefully the league is going to take care of it.

We have not had one game where the entire team has been healthy. This is a chance to get some guys rest and get a few guys back after the break.

This is a sport we love. We play this game for a reason: it’s fun. We have our backs to the wall right now, but we don’t want to stop here. We want to keep...

A win on the road like this, we know it’s never easy, especially here in Carolina. Both teams were tired after traveling. But I feel very good at the end when you finally get the...

Practice was more relaxed. We need to be more relaxed. Last week was too intense. (Tuesday) we were relaxed and had more fun on the ice laughing and all that. Sometimes in hockey if you...

Some of the other guys have to step up. I’m one of them.

Sometimes the energy drops after that. A lot of teams are tired now, a lot of games in a short period of time, and we just need to battle and fight through it.

It’s not supposed to be like that. But I think everybody knows that this game was maybe looking a little bit easier than Ottawa, New York and New Jersey. This may have been our toughest...

I haven’t thought about it really. I was looking to have a good year and that’s still my goal. Right now, it’s a little bit higher than I expected.

We tried to start better and score a couple of quick goals, and it was a big plus when we did that. Overall, I think we played pretty well defensively.

It?s going to be like that all season and we need to get used to it. Something that was natural to do before, I can?t do now.

That was a quick one.

That’s a big number. It was good to get this one. I don’t want to say I was not focusing on the game, but it will be a lot easier to focus.

It?s not the way you want to come out here in front of your fans. It?s not the way you want to lose. It?s a tough night.

Right now we don’t have it. We need to find a way to get that back.