Mike Ryn Quotations

We're starting to run out of games. We have to win some here to close that gap, get our road record up. That's been our downfall all year.

We're a much better team than we were early on. That's from guys playing together, learning the system. We've learned a lot this year from our coaches.

I wouldn't have gotten any sleep if we hadn't won that game.

I guess it's a positive note but it's still disappointing. We thought we were going to have a better season this year and it's nice to see we picked it up after the Olympic break. I think we're a much better team now than we were in September so we've got stuff to look forward to for next season.

He made a lot of phenomenal saves. We had some opportunities to put some in and he shut the door on us. He won them that game.

He makes a lot of plays for them, so you definitely have to watch where he is.

He made a good move. I knocked him down. He still managed to score.

We've got to score some goals on the power play. That's part of the reason we were winning; we were getting a goal here and a goal there.

He's got tons of patience, and the new rules definitely help him out. He was tough to stop before, when you put a stick on him and grab him.

I think everyone's going to find it tough. It's a mentally draining tournament. They've been playing a lot and with jet lag, it's going to be tough for them, no doubt about it.

Look around and a lot of guys have barely had 200 games in the NHL. They haven't been around that long. As a defenseman you don't really understand the game until you're up around 300.

We can't let this affect us negatively. There's too many games left for us to feel sorry for ourselves now.

We're not totally out of it. This is just going to make it a lot harder. That's why people are disappointed.

We're not totally out of it. But it definitely makes it a lot harder. That's why people are disappointed. We wanted to win this game and the next one against them. That would have given us a good shot of sliding in.

We beat ourselves. We gave them what they got. We were playing a good road game in the first period and just got away from it. That's happened a lot this year.

We definitely needed some more leadership. We beat a lot of good teams last year. And then we'd lose against some of the weaker ones. I think that was because of focus a lot of times. The guys we've brought in, they're very intense. That's going to rub off.

We all thought we were going to pull this one out.

We had a good game. We tried to limit the turnovers we made and tried to play a good, sound defensive game.

We had a lead in that game and we blew it. We have to learn to pull those games out. ... We're trying to make the playoffs and every point counts. If you miss it by one point, you probably look back at this game.

We've been spreading out the scoring pretty well, and that's what you need at this time of the year.

We just got too far behind and now we're paying for it. We know it's tough this time of year. We're just going to keep on working and hopefully these games against Tampa will be key.

When a guy's not moving like that, it's especially scary. Thank God he seems to be all right. He's a tough kid and he's a good friend of everybody in this room.

We had the lead and we blew it. We're trying to make the playoffs and every point counts. If you miss it by one, you'll probably look back at this game, look at all the games we blew, and we've got to stop doing that. We've got to pull them out.

Early on we were playing them the way we wanted to play them. Then we get down a few and we're running and gunning trying to get chances back. That's what they want you to do.

That's kind of been our story all along. We start getting close and then we drop a few.

They don't quit. I've seen them do that a few times. We knew they weren't going to give up.

It's just a way to help, ... I didn't know what I could do, so I figured I would come down and answer calls and take these donations that people are gracious to give.

It's a little disappointing because we didn't play our best. It's one you don't want to lose.

It's getting to that time of year where it's playoff hockey and everybody is playing a lot tighter now. I really don't think you're going to see a lot of chances from here on out. Any time you get a scoring chance you've got to bury it.

Everybody's going to be happy for him. Being a key player, I think it would be great for him if he gets more confidence. He's already a confident player.

It's definitely going to be a challenge for us.

I never knew there were so many French people in Florida. It was fun, to tell you the truth. I felt like I was at a soccer game or something with two national anthems. Hopefully we can convert some of their fans.

All we can be thinking about is Montreal. That's the team we're trying to catch.