65 Quotes by Robert Esche

We did give up a lot of scoring chances, but I'm not going to say that a stronger game out of me wouldn't have helped us get it into overtime.

My first thought? You can't write it. I'm focused on seven games. I'm focused on leaving this one behind.

If we go out and win outright the rest of the way through, we put ourselves in a good position. But we have one game, and that's Thursday. Then after that we have one game, and it's Saturday. Right now, each game is more important than the next and that's the way it's going to be right through the playoffs.

I'd like to think we're better than any one player. I think that's the sign of a great hockey club.

I don't know what went wrong. They were very opportunistic in the first period. Good scoring chances. A few nice plays from gifted players.

I felt like I was in a zone, but you never feel good when you give up one more.

I don't think we needed anybody's best game. We just needed everybody's best effort, collectively and individually. It really did pay dividends in the long run.

I got fortunate; they just hit me. Some days they hit you, and some days they don't.

Guys are putting the onus on themselves to get this right. It was an ugly win.