Michel Therrien Good Quotations

Even strength, we were pretty good against this team.

We talk about the young players who dominate the game now, and he's certainly one of them. He has good hockey sense, he skates real well. He's a power forward who's tough to contain.

We deserve better. We played a good game. Lately, it's like to win a game you need breaks, we don't have breaks. You need some calls, we don't have the calls. It's tough to swallow.

We had a great start. We followed the plan really well. We did a lot of good things and finally we can build on the positive.

Marc-Andre was phenomenal and we capitalized on our chances and did a lot of good things.

Marc-Andre was phenomenal, and we capitalized on our chances and did a lot of good things.

Anyone with good character wants to give it another shot.

He's a player that in Canada, they love the way he plays and he got a lot of admiration last year when he went to the World Junior and won a gold medal for Team Canada. He's a great kid and a good person, and that's what people like about him. They can tell he's a good person.

The good thing is, we didn't quit. Hopefully, they'll bring that third period to the next game.

You can't judge a good start by the result. I don't think, tonight, that we got a good start. We didn't play the way we're supposed to.

I'm anxious to see how we're going to react. There's no doubt in my mind we're going to play a better game. I think the players have some pride and they want to bounce back and give them a good game.

We found a way. That's a good thing, especially after the way we played at home. I think guys have a lot of things to prove to themselves and their teammates. We needed a strong game, and we got a strong game.

He's got good speed, he's got a good shot and he's a smart player on the ice.

It was good to see him on the ice. Hopefully he is strong enough to play (Saturday).

Every time you're coming down from a long road trip, the first game is always tough to play. We knew we were playing against a quality team. I thought our work ethic was there, so that's a good sign. Physically, we didn't back down. They were physical, and we were physical. But they have experienced players, and we have a lot of young players. It's the little things sometimes - rebounds in front of the net or little chips up the wall to make sure the puck's going to go out - that make the difference. But our guys really worked hard tonight.

Every time you're coming down from a long road trip, that first game is always tough to play. We knew we were playing against a quality team. I thought our work ethic was there, and that's a good sign.

It's nice to get a reward, seeing your team like we have been seeing here. They have been playing pretty hard, but they never get rewarded. Finally, tonight, there were a lot of guys who had a great game. It was a good team effort. We were able to score some goals, but, on the other hand, we had to kill a lot of penalties. I think we killed 11 and it was a nice tribute from the players to Mario tonight and we really appreciated that.

Every time they got a shot, it was a quality shot. It's a tough game for the goalie to play. (Fleury) made some good saves and was there when we needed him.

That's the kind of hockey we're used to seeing from the Devils. They played a really good game.

We want him to be back. I hope he has some good performances.

We made some bad decisions and it cost us the game. We lost momentum. Even strength we were pretty good against this team.

It was not a good penalty, for sure. A doubtful call. I don't know.