We haven't gotten off to good starts, so that's important for us to do in both games. We want to come home on a good, positive note. L.A. Is struggling, but is still a good hockey team. And San Jose, with Thornton in the lineup, that makes them even more dangerous offensively. The good thing for us is we've seen Thornton a lot, so we know his strengths and weaknesses.
Brendan Witt
Everyone needs some time to get used to the rule changes. We arrived late today so we didn't get briefed. The officials came in after the second period and discussed it with us; it was supposed to be before. You can't clutch and grab anymore.
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The game was played one way for 100 years or more, and now they are changing it.
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You have to learn what you can and can't get away with. Every referee is a little difference in how he calls it, too.
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He's so calm, sometimes I wonder if he even has a pulse.
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I think it's a willingness to work. I think our work ethic is not very good in the third. And you can see that in the games. But it might also be a learning experience with the younger guys. As veterans, we need to pass on that knowledge.
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It's going to take time and patience with this group to believe in the system. We've got to keep working at it until we perfect it. You have to know your [responsibilities]. If you make one bad read, the whole thing falls apart.
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It helped him to go to the minors. He went down, worked on his game and got his confidence. In his rookie year, he was a little gun-shy. It was all new for him, but now he's comfortable.... We have a good chemistry.
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We weren't going to win this battle. They won the last time. This is definitely an owner-friendly agreement. The owners want to make money. And now, if they don't, they don't deserve to have a franchise.
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I'm all for change. It's about excitement and entertainment, right? The way to do that is with more goals and more scoring.
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