Jacques Martin
Jacques Martin
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.
canada cup fact far great jay level means played skating team
By no means is Jay at the same level as Scott as far as experience. But his skating was a factor. Also the fact that he's played well for Team Canada at the World Championships and played well at the World Cup when he was called upon. He made a great impression.
bury excellent gave team
They're a team that has excellent skills, and if you give them the opportunity, they'll bury you. We gave them too many freebies. They cashed in.
beginning build captain coaching direction fans four great leader leading locker message players playoff sends signed signing team
It's just the beginning as well as a great signing by this organization. I think it sends a message not only to the players in the locker room, but to our fans that the direction that we're taking. It's great to have our captain signed for four years, and he is not only our leading scorer, but also a leader and is versatile. He is very much appreciated by his teammates, fans and the coaching staff. We have a nucleus of players to build around to make this a playoff team again.
momentum situations
We got some big saves. Sometimes those situations can be a momentum change.
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.
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.
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.
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.