“I thought our effort was pretty good, defensively. They play that crazy zone and they really pressure the ball. We just did not pass the ball crisply to get people good looks. When we did get good looks, we didn't knock them down.”
Chris O'Hearn
“If the puck doesn't get out of the zone by the third attempt (by the defending team), the puck will often not get out of the zone and the end effect is a goal.”
Scotty Bowman
“I liked to see less plays through the neutral zone and more plays around the net, but he (Hudler) played well tonight.”
Mike Babcock
“I'm pleased ? I thought we played really well in the offensive zone. The one thing I'm really pleased with is that we went for the net after we shot. We had good follow-up. We've been working on that ? attacking the net after a shot to pick up the garbage goal.”
Dave Lamarre
“We played a match up zone. And we wanted to put a lot of pressure on the wings to make it tough to enter it.”
Jeff Clark
“It felt good out there. I thought I was pretty consistent in the zone. I used all my pitches. I gave up a home run, but it was just poor execution. I just tried to be too aggressive.”
Carl Pavano
“I thought I controlled the zone pretty good for someone who hadn't pitched in eight months. I thought I controlled my emotions pretty well, as excited as I was to be out there.”
