Martin Lapointe
Martin Lapointe
Martin T. Lapointeis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, and Ottawa Senators...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth12 September 1973
against calling calls couple held kyle missed phantom tough
It's tough to kill 5-on-3s. There were a couple of phantom calls (not whistled against Vancouver) when we're up 3-0, and they missed a call on Kyle Calder being held at 4-4. If you're calling it, keep calling in at the end like you do at the start.
power seems win
It seems we couldn't get anything going. In this league, if you can't get your power play going, you won't win games.
asked beer
It was a draw. He's pretty feisty. I asked him if he'd still go for beer and dinner, and he said, 'No problem.
calls cheap game guess hurt lose overtime penalty
The overtime calls hurt the game. It's a big game, a big rivalry. the refs should let us play. I guess this is the new NHL. To lose a game on a cheap penalty is not the way to play hockey.
anybody beat consistent guys shows team tonight win
It's a big win. Obviously, we're not in the playoffs, but a win like that shows the guys we can play with any team when we play our system. Tonight we executed well our system. Very consistent for 60 minutes. It shows the guys that when we do that, we can beat anybody in the league.
goal good guys level played raised seems team time tonight wasted
It seems every time we've played a big team, we've wasted a challenge. Tonight we played a good team and raised our level of play. Our goal tonight was to keep it simple. Our guys didn't quit.
win
It wasn't a pretty game. We said before the game, if we win 1-0, we win 1-0. As long as we don't give 'em any chances.
caught effective guys puck scared stingy
We were stingy and more effective defensively. Guys were scared to get caught in the zone, and that was good. We wanted to get the puck out.
attention basic paying simple took
I just took a whack at it. It comes down to basic plays, simple plays. We were paying attention to the details.