He was against the odds as a player, a small guy in a big guy's game, and he left it out on the rink every night. That's the same way he approached the coaching profession and he tries to bring that feeling to the players.
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They gave us some good energy and I thought really changed the game there in the second, ... They really got the crowd into it, and I thought overall that line was a factor in the game.Joel Quenneville
Part of the decision in making the trade was that we trusted that Peter could take us down the stretch. Every time that he has gotten an opportunity, he has risen to it, and we expect him to do it again.
Joel Quenneville
That's tough to measure. I know you have (Olympians) staying sharp (during the break), and then not getting the rest. There's probably a fine line in saying who's got the advantage. Let's play and find out.
Joel Quenneville
We'd go down to the rink and work out in the morning and have lunch and talk a lot about the team, ... We played a lot of golf. Tony's and my sons were on the same team and we helped coach them. We also helped coach Tony's boy on his high school team, so we were around the rink a lot.
Joel Quenneville
Goals four and five were unacceptable. You don't give up goals in the last minute of the period. And our play at the end of the game we were sloppy. Really sloppy.
Joel Quenneville
It was a great environment for a hockey game. The fans were terrific. It felt like a playoff game. The crowd was into it. It was nice to see such great support from the fans. I thought right from the outset the building was electric.
Joel Quenneville
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