Matthew Barnaby
Matthew Barnaby
Matthew Barnabyis a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger. Barnaby played in the NHL for the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, Colorado Avalanche, Chicago Blackhawks and the Dallas Stars...
settle
It's the way we settle things around here. There's nothing to read into it.
build hours settle side somebody trying woke wrong
It wasn't any one thing. When you're with somebody 20 hours in a 24-hour day, things build up. I probably woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and he was trying to settle me down.
best buy friend player respect winner
The winner has to buy dinner, so he won. I respect him as a player and a person. He's still my best friend on the team.
approach home whether
To me, it's the same whether we're at home or on the road, ... It's just one day at a time. We can't approach it any other way.
bunch came expect game giving penalties power strong teams took work
We came out pretty strong and the game was pretty even for the first period. Then we went and took a bunch of penalties and it killed us, ... We can't be giving teams that many opportunities on the power play and expect to be successful. It's something we'll need to work if we want to get better.
happened physically
With all the things that have happened over the years, we can't like each other. It's physically impossible.
awful horrible lines
It was awful all around, from our goaltender, from lines one through four. Everyone out there was horrible and unacceptable.
awful horrible lines
It was awful all around, from our goaltender, from lines one through four, ... Everyone out there was horrible and unacceptable.
anxious might next players team teams traded
It's an anxious time. Getting traded can be a life-altering experience. With a team in our situation, you know they want to make improvements for next year, and you know there's players that other teams might want.
expected expressed knew reason signed themselves upbeat
It's different times now, but they were upbeat and they positioned themselves very well for when CBA was signed. We knew they would be active. We expected them to do big things, and they expressed that to us. That was a big reason we signed here.
excuses good hockey start win
It's a good start for us tonight. We want to win hockey games. We're not going to make any excuses about the way we played. We're just going to try to play better.
correct win
We spotted them a two-goal lead, ... To win in this league, you've got to play for 60 minutes. We've got to find a way to correct that.
great played shot
We shot some pucks into him. He's a world-class goalie and he played great tonight.
added behind confidence game gives giving goal increased key open points save
At key points in the game you know he's going to make that big save for you. That's what Dominik did. When you're behind a goal and you need to go get a goal, sometimes you have to open it up a bit. To have that confidence that you can open it up without giving up much just gives you an increased added confidence.