Derek Laxdal Quotations

That said, I don't want to disrespect their record. They're a very good team. We're definitely the underdog, and we'll take that underdog role.

I don't want to talk about the refs. There's no use in talking about the refs. That's not the reason we lost the game. I'm more disappointed in my team.

He's not going to do anything flashy. He's not going to skate the puck end to end. He's not going to have 15 hits a game, because his body just won't allow him to do that. But he knows how to play within his means.

This is the kind of series you could see in the finals. It's kind of sad, but it sets up great playoff hockey.

The playoffs are the best time of the year. The sun is shining. The plants are budding, and playoff hockey is in the air.

I told the guys we'd feel a lot better after the game if we won. ... Right now we're beat up and sick, so we'll take points any way we can.

You want your goaltenders to be good friends and want to work for each other and pull for each other. Competition is very good within a team, but it has to be the right competition. If two guys are battling and they don't want each other to do well, then it's not healthy for your hockey club.

I thought from start to finish the guys put in a great effort tonight. I thought they kept buzzing, buzzing.

We're a physically and mentally fatigued team right now.

The guys battled hard and never quit, they even got more energized in the third period.