Martin T. Lapointe (born September 12, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, and Ottawa Senators. (wikipedia)
This was a big game for us. We have such a young team. To beat the Red Wings is something we can build on.
At Nashville we weren't that bad. We had 40 shots on goal. But we made a lot of mistakes. Tonight we were more stingy.
I just took a whack at it. It comes down to basic plays, simple plays. We were paying attention to the details.
The overtime calls hurt the game. It's a big game, a big rivalry. the refs should let us play. I guess this is the new NHL. To lose a game on a cheap penalty is not the way to play hockey.
It was a draw. He's pretty feisty. I asked him if he'd still go for beer and dinner, and he said, 'No problem.
It's tough to kill 5-on-3s. There were a couple of phantom calls (not whistled against Vancouver) when we're up 3-0, and they missed a call on Kyle Calder being held at 4-4. If you're calling it, keep calling in at the end like you do at the start.
It seems every time we've played a big team, we've wasted a challenge. Tonight we played a good team and raised our level of play. Our goal tonight was to keep it simple. Our guys didn't quit.
It wasn't a pretty game. We said before the game, if we win 1-0, we win 1-0. As long as we don't give 'em any chances.
We were one of the teams that didn't adjust with the new rules. The NHL is going to be about 30 percent toughness now and 70 percent skills.
Our goalie kept us in it and we had a ton of chances in the third period. We just couldn't score.
