411 Quotes by Ken Hitchcock

We have to try to catch them. They have some tough games and they have to come back in our building and that should be a great game again.

We had some breakdowns. When you spend as much time in the other team's zone as we did, you're going to get some of those breakdowns when you're trying to score.

Once they got the lead, they were able to sit on it. I don't think we played with the emotional level that we have at times. A lot of that is New Jersey. They play a very methodical game and they take the emotion out of it.

I can just tell you on record that whatever happens, we need and want Wayne there. He is our leader. He got us through some tough times in '02 and we expect him to get us through some tough times in '06.

We don't do it. That's not to say that other teams don't. We don't speak about it. Some teams do it because they're looking for every competitive edge they can find.

Both guys are going to start the season with us. We are counting on them being good players for us. They are here because they can help us win. They are not here because they are young players.

I am excited and curious to see how we respond. In games 5, 6 and 7, you get a defining message on what you are going to be down the road, whether it's the next series or whatever.

It's really up to the players whether this is a bump (in the road) or a (big) hit (to the team). This is a good wake up call... I am hoping that the players realize what we have done and that we continue to move forward and (the loss) was just a bump.

We're breaking in a lot of kids who haven't played at this level.