Jeff Pyle Quotations

Whether we won or lost, it's only Game 1. We know we have to play better if want to win Game 2. It's not the time to either panic or be satisfied.

If we're smart, we can take two out of three this weekend and put a little more pressure on Florida and Greenville.

I can't say enough about the both of them.

He came in my office one day and had this sheepish look on his face, like there was something on his mind. I had to coax it out of him. I told him if it was more money he wanted, then he should go.

He's a great kid. And he played great.

He's earned all the ice time he is getting. Guillaume has good size and skates well. He's also a gifted hockey player who brings a lot of intangibles to the game. If there is a fault, it's that he tries too hard. That's only because he wants to be the one who makes the difference every game.

Jeff and Jon have had to step up their game. Each has taken it upon themselves to maintain the excellent level of play that we have been enjoying so far.

We played great the first period and terrible the second.

We've got to be sharper, we've got to be better.

Both teams are very, very even. I don't think you can say there's a favorite or an underdog.

We've got 10 forwards and four defenders, so we'll be all right. The guys have to be smart. The goaltenders have to step up, and my job is to motivate the guys we have.

We've reached heights that people in this town have never seen.

To me it means absolutely nothing. It was one game and that's all it was. I told the boys, it's 0-0, we come out on Friday like it's Game 1 again.

Both ... have played extremely well for us throughout the season. I really can't say now who will start. I do know that both of them will see plenty of action during the playoffs.

Every game we've played has been tight, but, in the end, you can't measure heart and commitment. The team that's more disciplined and does the dirty work will win.

First period we took it to them. Second period they took it to us. And the third period, we stepped it up at home.

Our depth has been big. This team won with a lot of the guys out of the lineup. We won when we were short-handed and we never hit a bump in the road.

They've all been really great here. Atlanta, I can't even tell you what a great organization they are.

It's going to be a great series. Both teams excelled during the regular season. Now, it's time to find out which wants it the most.

It's what this organization has been looking forward to. They're the measuring stick of this league. They've been one of the top three teams in the league since, really, their inception.

After we got down 4-1, I was saying to myself, it wouldn't surprise me if we came back and won. Not that we deserved it at times, but it's just like all year, they find ways.

The last three minutes of the second saved our bacon. Had we not gotten those, we would have had no hope going into the third.

I'm not going after any college guys, I'm not trying to make any trades for players because I think we have the right chemistry. In the end, (it's just a matter of) do we get it done or not?

I knew once they scored that one, they were going to really come. They started playing harder and we started getting a little tentative.

He's one of the best all around players I've ever had. Jeff (Campbell) is very versatile and can play any position. He's going to Manitoba's training camp and I wouldn't be surprised if he stuck at the AHL level.