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 battle cost detroit four goals hard mental mistakes playing task tried zone
We tried to battle back. Obviously, playing against Detroit down four goals, it's a hard task to do. It's mental mistakes in our own zone that cost us tonight.
apparently missed period power took
In the second, we took a lot of penalties, and they cashed in. We can't take a period off. Then we took that penalty, apparently because of some missed coverage, in overtime. That was a big power play.
basics effort factor hard simpler
Obviously, we wanted a better effort and we wanted to play smarter. We need to go back to basics and play a simpler game. Frustration is a big factor and hard to control, but we have to find a way.
mistakes nashville shots tonight
At Nashville we weren't that bad. We had 40 shots on goal. But we made a lot of mistakes. Tonight we were more stingy.
adjust percent rules teams toughness
We were one of the teams that didn't adjust with the new rules. The NHL is going to be about 30 percent toughness now and 70 percent skills.