208 Quotes by Barry Trotz

But he thinks the game so well, and you don't have to skate as well if you're a real intelligent player. And we found out he was a real intelligent player, and he's been quite productive to this point. He's probably exceeded any expectations that we have.

We're in pretty elite company. I told the team that if we can do something special, go for it.

I don't know if it was a Detroit hangover, but we were not ready to go. I thought we lost the game in the first period.

We know how to break down their strengths now. We just have to match them on special teams. Special teams were the difference. We're just going to get better as this series goes on. We've found out how to beat this team.

I'd have said someone had been drinking ? heavily.

We have to get as many points as can right now. We have to get some separation. We have a lot of teams playing each other in the Western Conference. We are going to gain some ground on someone.

We have needed big goals in our last couple of games, and he has gotten them for us. He plays with a lot of energy. He is a feisty type of guy. You need all kinds of players to be successful as a team. He is part of a good mix.

I feel better about where we're going because of the all-around effort and the game we played. It's the last game before the regular season but we wanted to respond with some good efforts and some good play. And I thought we did.

We were trying to get guys open in front of the net and it just didn't happen. We didn't generate anything there. When you get a chance like that, you have to create havoc and make something happen.