Jacques Martin
Jacques Martin
character four game good jump late lines maybe picked using work
We showed good character to keep working, even when we got behind. We picked up our work ethic, and maybe using four lines was a factor. Late in the game we had more jump and that really helped.
games good haul less plays won
Some of the games he's won have been the busiest. That's good he plays well that way, but over the haul you want to give him better protection, less work.
focus game good needs seems
I know I've used him a lot. It seems every game is a big game for us. ... He has had good focus and good performance. As long as I don't see he needs a rest, we'll play him.
chances games shots
It was one of those games where we had a lot of shots and a lot of chances but we just did not put them away.
game good
It was a very important game for us. It was a good effort.
direction fans identified key message sends team
This sends a message -- not only to the players, but also to the fans -- about the direction the team is going and that we've identified key players.
extremely influence point situation teammates time tremendous
When you look at the situation he's in here, he has been extremely positive. He's a tremendous influence on his teammates and at some point in time he's going to see some games.
momentum situations
We got some big saves. Sometimes those situations can be a momentum change.
poor tonight
Tonight was really unacceptable. It was a poor performance. It wasn't just one or two players.
came hard line momentum production strong took
The production from that line made the difference. Louie was really strong early. When they came at us hard and had some chances, he made big saves. And then we took the momentum away from them.
attacked leaders liked sit stepped strong
Our leaders stepped up. Olli got two goals. They had a strong game, his line. And I liked how we attacked in overtime. We didn't sit back.
giving goal third turning
Giving that third goal was really the turning point. We had the momentum.
gave good saves
He made some good saves and gave us some life.
bite came capitalize won
We could have won it, but we didn't capitalize and it came back to bite us.