Quotes by Chris Matteo

“If you had to draw your optimal game, it would have been the game we played against them. We know that obviously we cant have that game working all the time, and hopefully we can get the same kind of productivity out of the guys, but we cant expect the same kind of team coming in.”

“We can expect a much better hockey team. Its very obvious that they want to come in here with a purpose, that they want to make a statement about where they belong, where they should be ranked. You can be sure that after the way we beat them the first time, theyre going to be coming for blood.”

“Being here for three years and knowing nothing but coach, its certainly going to be an adjustment. Its a testament to coach that, when hes gone, hes left such a strong base that were going to do just fine.”

“The whole team was in shock.”