81 Quotes by Alain Vigneault

Off the bat there, our guys were thinking that there were four days before the next game and were (going through the motions). That's not the way to get better. Sometimes, like anything else, you need a reminder. And I'm the reminder guy.

Anybody's who watched any hockey in the last 10, 15 years knows that (Keane) doesn't go often, but when he does he's pretty good at it.

As far as the skill and quickness, I saw some things that I liked. He was able to get into some holes.

A win is a win, but the guys weren't happy -- they would have preferred to do it in regular time. It's a big win for us and I liked a lot of parts to our game.

That was a big momentum shift. To give up that goal really, really hurt.

You shouldn't need a carrot. There are eight, nine teams right now that are in a tight pack and we're right up there with them.

They took the lead, and we just didn't stop. Even though it was a 2-1 game, it was one of the more entertaining games of the year. Both teams played with a lot of courage.

This is two games in a row where our offensive opportunities are as high as they've ever been. The chances (to score) must have been 25-5 tonight. I'm happy with the way our guys played. Obviously, I would have liked for the power play to put the game away ... but the guys are working hard.

They're a very strong team, like Syracuse, like Toronto, like Rochester. Our division is probably the toughest of the four, so whoever we play against it's going to be a huge battle.