55 Quotes by Dave Allison

I think any time you go into a game the most important person is your goaltender. He's going to lead you into battle - into the game. How he plays has the biggest outcome on the game.

I saw a lot more that liked than I didn't like tonight. But we've given up three shorthanded goals in our last three games. And that's something that we've got to get better at.

Our guys battled and I am not going to let this outcome diminish how far we've come in 2005. We'll bounce back in 2006.

Our guys will learn from this experience and we'll get on it tomorrow. I know a couple good places to eat in Milwaukee, so we can just go back there on Friday.

Our team as a group was not up to the challenge and that is unacceptable at this point of the season.

We need a few skates to get the virgin layer off.

(That was one) of the grittiest games we've played. That Houston game was an eye-opener.

We played short tonight and got a good effort, but we need to win those hockey games.

We had chances to bury them early, but didn't.