Lindy Ruff Played Quotations

We're not happy with the way we've played against them, there's no disguising that. We need to make a statement.

From a work ethic standpoint and skating, we did a lot of great things in the game. To bounce back after the dismal 30 minutes we played against Montreal, we did a lot of good things.

I thought they were our best line. I tried to get them more ice time. I thought they came out at the start of the third period and set the tone. They did what they needed to do. They put in a very determined effort and played a pretty smart, physical game for us.

I was trying to get him the last one, and why not? He's a rookie who's played very well for us. He'd only played about four minutes going into the third period, so it was great to see him get it.

I was trying to get him the last goal. Why not? He's a rookie that's played very well for us, an important piece.

We really played a tremendous game. We gave up scoring chances because maybe we were a little too aggressive but that same aggressiveness won us a game.

We played them pretty even for most of the game. But our power play struggled, and that threw a lot of momentum off because it was all special teams early.

We played them pretty even for most of the game. But our execution was not very good.

We came out and played well, skated well, we generated a lot of opportunities, we just didn't finish. We let them hang around. We took a careless penalty late that allowed them the opportunity to tie the game up.

We haven't played for a couple years, so there's a couple lines I'd like to play together and see if there's still chemistry.

We played a good third period. We probably had five or six real good chances when we had them on their heels, we had some great opportunities.

We played 40 real strong minutes then didn't show a lot of composure in the third. We didn't handle the pressure very well.

The one thing that's evident is that when some players got elevated in bigger roles, they've played even better. I still think there's players that have more to offer in a bigger role. They're always looking for a bigger role, and now they get their opportunity.

Both goaltenders made great saves in the game, Dom just made more. From where I was standing, he was the difference. I thought he played great. He made great saves.

The way we played in the second was the way they played in the third. They totally dominated and got us on our heels. It was great to see Marty shut the door.

They've all had a pretty strong camp. In the scrimmages they've played extremely well at different times, but preseason is a more valuable time.

It was a great team effort. Marty made the big saves when we needed them, and I thought we had some great support around him. Overall, that was as good a game as we've played all year long.

I liked the way he played the game. He really had a sound game. I'm getting happy with where the team's at right now.