Tom Preissing Quotations

I think there was an overall lack of intensity on our part. I don't think there was a whole lot of intensity from either side, really. We need to play our own game. It seemed like it was going to be a defensive battle and we were just willing to commit to that instead of going after them like we usually do.

Realistically, a lot of what they're doing offensively is helping us. The forwards are doing a great job right now of working low. And basically that allows our defense to step up and it makes the play that much cleaner coming back.

It's nice to get a couple of days off to rest and recoup. Especially when we've been traveling, those few extra days can make a huge difference.

This is really what we needed. I'm praying we can get a little more consistency for the last part of the year, get a winning streak going and see what happens.

I went to get the puck and they waved icing off at the last second. I saw him coming out of the corner of my eye. I was against the boards so I was going to eat the puck. He came in high. I don't know if he came in with an elbow but he definitely left his feet.

This was a huge win for us. Earlier in the year we hadn't played these guys very well. We are treating every game like it's a playoff game right now and each point is important.

I think a lot of teams are playing a lot right now, so that would be a poor excuse.

We've been traveling now for eight days. That makes it all the more important to bury those chances in the second period when we have them.

They were giving us opportunity after opportunity in the second period. We just really needed to bury one of those chances, but we didn't. More often than not, when stuff like that happens, it comes back to bite you.

That's a huge advantage going into overtime knowing we're on the power play. Basically the game was in our hands at that point, and luckily we capitalized.