35 Quotes by Darren McCarty

We're at 73 points now and if in 25 games we can tack on at least 30, maybe 32 or 34, that puts us at 103 to 107. That should be pretty good.

Old times. Just messing around. I think he was a little upset so I had to try to put a smile on his face.

He was the X-factor in that series. We just couldn't get the puck behind him.

Guys are always banged up. Guys are always playing with something, if not five or six things. It's just a way of life.

You just want everybody to bring what they bring. For me, it's good to be excited and relaxed. It's tough to do that but a lot of guys in this room have Game 7 experience. It's just about winning a hockey game.

Usually with our 100-and-some-point runs, playing in the Central Division, you had it wrapped up.

We came out pretty good and tried to establish a physical presence. It's one of those games we had a chance to go up two goals, but didn't do it. It's frustrating.

We played a little more physical and made it tougher for them. But the big game is (Thursday) and that can really set the momentum for the rest of the series.

To be able to score four goals, let alone all power-play goals, should of been enough for us to win and for whatever reason we just had a complete breakdown defensively tonight.