Guy Dupuis Quotations

Every game is a must for us, and every game we want to win. Our game plan is to try and take every game as seriously as possible. Every game is really important to us.

We had great jump (Friday) and great jump (Saturday). We wanted to have great jump tonight. We wanted it, but it wasn't there. Somehow we've got to get through that. Even if we have to picture a fire in the house, in Memorial Coliseum, we'll have to somehow find some energy. Tonight, the well was there but it just didn't produce anything. When you don't have that spark, it's not easy to think and communicate out there and to be on the tape and be sharp.

We have to come out with a bit more intensity than we did. We have to be smarter with the penalties. After a while, it's going to bite us, and it did there in the second period. We can't continually keep doing that. If we can come out with great intensity and play disciplined, then we've got a great shot.

I loved the energy (on defense). It seemed like we had our thinking caps on. We didn't give them many chances, and the chances that they did, (St. Pierre) really took care of them.

We just want to go out there and have fun, put some effort into it and have some fun with the guys and see what happens.

You still want to play your position. But if you see an opening, you do have the green light to jump in and (try to score). You don't want to make a habit out of it every shift, though. You still want to play your position because you know your (defensive) partner is probably going to be thinking the same thing as you (and try to score).

I think we need a bit more effort. Well, I know we need a bit more effort out there. I think that (the Wings) had some bounces that we didn't have. They had some good bounces, but we've got to put a bit more effort out there to have a shot to beat one of those teams, one of the top three or four (squads) in the league.

To be underdogs or not, I don't think it gives anybody an advantage once you go on the ice. It's who wants it the most and who is willing to sacrifice the most to get it. If we can do that, I think we have as good a chance as anybody.

When we took a couple steps back, he took a couple steps forward. That's exactly what we wanted at that time.