Colby Armstrong
Colby Armstrong
Colby Joseph Armstrongis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens in a 12-year career. He currently serves as an NHL analyst for Sportsnet. Armstrong's younger brother, Riley Armstrong, also played in the NHL, with the San Jose Sharks...
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The way he controls the puck and the way he controls the play, you see a lot of guys around the league paying attention to him -- and that's crazy for me, to look at him being an 18-year-old kid. When he gets that puck, he makes things happen. It's pretty special to watch him play the way he does. When he's at the top of his game, he's up there with the top players in the league.
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Fleury definitely gave us a chance to win the game. He made a lot of big saves.
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Every team in this league knows that when you play the Ottawa Senators, you have to stay out of the box.
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Do the math. Look at the points he's accumulated for this team and the force he is on the ice when he has the puck and is moving. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that it hurts us pretty good.
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You look around the room, we have some pretty capable players. Guys who score goals. It's not like we're not getting our chances.
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We figure out how many games do we have left; how many (points) do you have; it's a big thing for him and there's a lot of pressure on him. It's not something we necessarily talk about, but we do the math. It would be a great achievement.
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I was pretty much at the end of a minute-and-a-half shift, it felt like. I was buckled. The fact he didn't give it to me was probably the best decision.
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I think halfway through the first we played a lot better. Then we took some penalties in the second and you can't do that against these guys, obviously. Then in the third, I think down 4-0 going into the third it's just a matter of pride and playing hard. I think the guys responded really well but. ... too late.
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He's a great kid, and he works hard. He kept us in so many games that could have been so much worse this year. The last two nights, it's been great to see him having success. I couldn't be happier for the guy.
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Typical Devils-type game. They wait for you to make a mistake. They've been playing that way for a long time.
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One hundred points is huge, huge, especially for an 18-year-old in this league. That's pretty unbelievable. It's definitely something I want to help him achieve. Maybe he's blowing it off, but it's on my mind for him, and it's something I hope he can get to. But I think he's just going to play his game. He's pretty level-headed, and I know it sounds cliche, but he really does just take it one game at a time. And that's good on his part just to stay focused. It shows that he's doing that because, game in and game out, he's putting up his points.
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One hundred points? At 18? This kid's doing something most people can't imagine or dream of.
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I feel like I'm adapting well. It's not something I expected or thought would happen, but it's something I'm willing to work at, something I want to do. I just have to work my butt off every day in practice and in games, keep playing at the top of my game.
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It's like training camp again. Everyone wants to be playing their best now and working hard to show we belong here.