Andrew Raycroft
Andrew Raycroft
Andrew Joseph Ernest Raycroftis a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Originally drafted by the Boston Bruins of the NHL 135th overall in 1998, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy with the club in 2004 as rookie of the year. Raycroft played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks, Dallas Stars, Hockey Milano Rossoblu, and IF Björklöven...
draw good plays stay team tough trying
That was tough night. We didn't draw it up that way, that's for sure. We're trying to battle. We're trying to stay with them. But you play a good team like that, and they made some really good plays out there.
few guys struggling teams
Yeah, it's a little different right now, that's for sure. In a few weeks, when some teams are struggling at the position, I think you'll see again, some of the guys not working now will get calls.
change definitely fired general hard manager mike personnel speculate summer
That definitely can happen. But there will be a lot going on in the summer and that's why it's so hard to speculate right now. There are going to be a lot of things change here in this organization (as it replaces fired general manager Mike O'Connell), a lot of (player) personnel changes, so it's hard to say which way it will go.
bear chances good guys hump teams
We've just got to get over the hump here. You've got to bear down and not let guys get chances like that. We just can't let guys get those chances. Good teams don't do that, and it's frustrating.
bottom found hit nights seen tonight
We thought the bottom was hit two nights ago and tonight we found a way to go lower. We've seen China.
front goals needed nice players plays score skilled tough underrated win
We just didn't get the goals we needed and nowadays, if you only score two, you're not going to win most nights. They have some really skilled players up front who are very underrated and they made some nice plays out there. It's tough when you play as well as they do and you don't get the win.
adjust difference goal guys whatever
I don't think it will make much difference in the goal scoring. The guys will adjust to whatever they're wearing.
bad battle
We can feel bad for ourselves, but no one else is going to. We've just got to go out and battle for each other. We have no choice.
felt good
I felt good on the ice, the first day is always hard. It felt better than I thought it would.
forgotten good happen night past played series
I guess, in a way, it's good that that didn't happen this past April. I don't think any of us who played in that series have forgotten it, though. I know it's a night I'll never forget.
figure fine game ready rough scoring though
No, I like the game even though it can be pretty rough on goalies sometimes. I like it when we're scoring them the way we were tonight. I don't think there's much the goalies can do, but just be ready at all times, and the defenses will figure it out and get better. As long as we win, I'm fine with it.
deals expect guys situation
You never say never, but you look at the situation and you do the math. You've got two guys on three-year deals and me on a zero-year deal. There are so many variables. But I guess, overall, I don't expect to be back.
came hung
That's the new league. Three-nothing isn't safe. You have to give them credit, too. We didn't just completely quit. They came really hard. We were able to get out of the second, which was huge, at 3-2, and we hung on.
busy everybody games hectic hope matter next
I hope so. I think we're going to need everybody the next month-and-a-half, no matter what. We have 23 games in the next 40 nights. It's busy and it's hectic and we're going to need everybody.