38 Quotes by Erik Cole

This is where we figure out what we've got in this room: How we're going to handle adversity, how we're going to handle losses, how we're going to handle some injuries, everything,

It's tough to hear I was lucky. You don't feel very lucky in a hospital bed with a broken neck. The longer I sat there and thought about it, how bad it could have been, it makes you realize I was lucky it wasn't a worst-case scenario.

It's not something we're focused on or talking about here in the room. We're just trying to win every game, and the points are the most important thing for us.

It's going to be pretty emotional stepping back on the ice with the guys, whenever that will be.

It's a very nice accomplishment. But it's a credit to all the guys in this room. We played well this month. We need to work in every game and get better as we head toward the Stanley Cup playoffs. That's the mentality in this room. We think we can win every night but we have to play within the system.

It's opened up quite a bit, not just they way they're calling penalties. The offensive zone is bigger and it makes it more difficult for defensemen to get a read on what your speed is. It's been benefiting me and our team. Hopefully, we can continue this in the regular season.

That's something we've become pretty accustomed to here. He's a tremendous player, and he's been doing that all year.

It's so tough to tell right now. We're doing everything we can to speed the process with the fracture healing and that's the most important thing right now, and we'll go from there.

Stiller threw the puck at the net and I was lucky enough to get a stick on it, ... I think if we can start playing 60 minutes we can be even more scary than if we play 40 or 20.