Tim Taylor
Tim Taylor
battle both character four great lost nobody player special team winning
That was one for the ages. There was a winning team but nobody really lost this game. Both goalies were great. Everyone used every player on the bench. We got great shifts from all four lines. This was a special team effort. This was a battle of guts, will and character out there.
capable defend double figures four guys harder honestly prefer putting rather scoring teams three
Honestly I would prefer that not to happen. I would much rather have three or four guys averaging in double figures than to have one or two putting up big points. It just makes it that much harder for teams to defend you when you've get three or four guys that are capable of scoring points.
attitude character dave good great hockey instilled prepare proud push team within
Dave is a very proud individual. He's a great character guy. It would be disrespectful to him if we let this be a distraction. He has instilled a good attitude within this hockey team - and that is to push forward. He would want us to get better and prepare for Friday's game.
carry club gone good happen hockey huge looking past realize situation step team
I think with the situation with David, and he's a huge part of this team, with the way that it's gone on I think we all take it personally. We all need to step up. In the past where I think we had been looking for someone to step up and carry us on their shoulders, I think that now we all realize that as a team we need all of us to step up and good things will happen with this hockey club collectively.
face fans forget forum front given open people personally rings slap taken team treatment trying walk
I don't think we'll ever forget the treatment the NHL has given our team in trying not to let this happen. It was a joke. I think it's a slap in the face the NHL has given our fans because they should've been involved. This should have been at the Forum in front of 22,000 people as we walk up and get the rings and open it up and show the fans. I personally feel the NHL has taken some of that away from us.
cost fourth huge missed possibly sick team totally
That fourth goal, it's totally my fault. That's a play I have to make 10 out of 10 times, and I missed the puck. I cost our team a huge point, and possibly two. I feel sick and that's inexcusable.
depends maybe mike stays wants
Depends on what Mike wants to do. Maybe if he stays in the area, but that's only speculative on my part.
gone huge step
Dave, he was a huge part of this team. I think the way this has gone on, we all take this personally. We all need to step up.
areas believe budget personally responsibility
I personally believe that the budget has areas that are questionable. It is the staff's responsibility to look at that and back it down.
answered both doubt questions
There's some questions surrounding both teams, no doubt. They'll be answered in the first round.
later morning night point track
It's getting to the point where every day you have to track where you've been. If we get there at 3 o'clock in the morning and play later that day, you're only there one day. But if you get in the night before you were there, two.
situation
They'll say the same thing. I like the situation we're in.
backs battling contest extremely facing group kids knew last locker proud seconds tooth
I was extremely proud of our guys. We knew we were facing elimination, our backs to the wall, and even down to the last 30 seconds of that contest we were battling tooth and nail. I couldn't be more proud of the group of kids in that locker room.
smile smiles
No one is happy. No one (has) a smile on his face.