411 Quotes by Ken Hitchcock

I thought we went in fits and starts. We went in peaks and valleys during the game and we made good plays and we made soft plays, and I think that over time we are going to have to get firmer in those areas.

You were taught at an early age that you don't just fall down as soon as someone puts a stick on you,

It's a big hit. He's a veteran presence with a big voice in the locker room. He says the right thing at the right time, so probably our two biggest voices (in the locker room) are not in right now.

We're not going to put him in unless he's 100 percent.

We built all the momentum keeping it five-on-five. We have to do a better job five-on-five. That is where we have a chance in this series.

I thought we went in fits and starts,

The game is on the line and we took two poor penalties in the third period. You can't do those things. It's unnecessary. That's the hockey game. We had tremendous effort by people, but we took two poor penalties.

It's a best-of-three now. This is two teams that are very closely matched. Both are playing really hard right now and there's not much difference.

We saw 12-14 games where we had our top six guys back there. Our defense on the back end was awesome. When we were healthy, we had a great group. We could defend, we could join the rush, we could be offensive and we could do anything. Getting Joni and Eric back will give us something to build on after the break.