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We felt like this was it, make or break for our playoff run. This was how it's supposed to look all season.

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This is grind-it-out hockey and we don't have any room for mistakes. Tonight was good stepping stone.

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It's random testing, right, ... They see me and every time it's, 'OK Rick, you're up.'

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I thought we had a good shot all along. As far back as we were, we realized we weren't playing our best hockey. Guys have been waiting patiently to turn things around. It's starting to happen now and it's an exciting time for us.

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It seems like every time we play someone who's from here or who has played here, they have big nights. It's good for him. He's a great kid ... Hopefully he can continue it, just not against us.

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I don't know if the league expected it to be this fast and upbeat, ... I don't know if it was just this series - how pumped up the guys were. But every game you see now is 35 shots and 10 power plays. It's a whole new game and I hope the fans are enjoying it.

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It was just a chance to play some competitive hockey for the first time in a bunch of months with the lockout.

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We went from one end of the spectrum to the opposite in a matter of two games.

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I don't know. I'm going to go see a doctor (Sunday).

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We responded. We played hard for Brad. It was a good team win against a very good team. We can build on this.

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The clerk saw their last name and took care of them. Told them where to go and what to do. My grandfather's from Italy. I've been all over Europe but never here. That's what makes it so exciting.

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When you're already out of the playoffs, you need to find to certain things to motivate you. I thought we did a good job of stressing the fact that this is a huge rivalry for us and we owe it to our fans and ourselves to come out and put in a good effort.

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If you have any pride or love for this team, you can't go out and lay eggs. This is a big time of year, regardless of the situation. We've got to come out and play hard.

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He just seems to kill us every time we play against him. I don't know what to tell you. I don't know what to do.

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I think we're just trying to keep it simple. At this point of the season, we have to just trust our system and go out and play.

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Who would have thought Everyone had us written off for dead two weeks ago.

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Did he have a hat trick We really contained him.

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It's a tough loss. Games this big you can't afford to drop like that in the third period. We did it again, and we're just putting ourselves further and further behind the 8-ball.

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I'm from the same town (Winthrop, Mass.) as Mike Eruzione, so every time you walk around the corner that's all you hear about is Mike and the '80 Olympic team. I think this group of guys has a strong feeling of pride about playing for our country.

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We're on a downward slide, and things have to change quickly. It's frustrating. Every time we take a step in the right direction, we immediately take a step backward.

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This is playoff type hockey. Every game feels like a must win, especially with the current situation that we're in. Disappointing. Obviously we needed these two points. But, they (games) just keep getting more and more important.

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Obviously, you're going to have jitters the first time you play in this event, but at the end of the day, it's still the same game.

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Anytime you walk around the corner, all you ever hear about is Mike and the '80 Olympic team. This group of guys, we have a strong feeling of pride in playing for our country.

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On the first one, someone got a piece of it. Luckily, I swung my head around to see him and got my glove and arm up in time.

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We're battling. Everyone thought Mr. Stirling was a good man and a great coach, but in this business change needs to be made sometimes. We're going to do everything we can to make this head coach successful.

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