98 Quotes by Bob Gainey

I thought we made some critical, glaring mistakes.

I think we have some good players, but we have to get closer to our potential.

I think at some point, we're going to make a decision of who's going to start the first game of the playoffs. But let's get in the playoffs, we still don't have that nailed down. In the meantime, we're using all of our players to get us there.

I think it was the right reaction to the moment. We paid a price, but it wasn't too costly this time.

It gives him the sense that we want him here.

Our power play hung in there. Even though we didn't get the ultimate reward of a goal, we had possession time in the offensive zone, we had shots, we had scoring chances. If they're working at it and doing the things you need to do to create chances but not scoring, it's still positive for your team.

Ottawa, as they were in Ottawa, were really in control in the first period.

My story for the players has been getting away from eighth and focusing on seventh. We are not worried about the Bruins because they have other teams to jump ahead of before they get to us.

Markov raised his game to the level I thought he would.