Quotes by Kyle McLaren

“Its inexcusable to start games the way we are. Its costing us points that we need.”

“Marcel stole another from me, ... but at that point of the game you dont care who scores.”

“Special teams let us down. You have to thrive on special teams and we didnt do it.”

“We played 40 minutes of solid hockey, we came back and then we embarrassed ourselves for 20 minutes. Thats not the way we play offensively, defensively or in the neutral zone. And everyones accountable.”

“I cant remember a better stretch than right now, these last three games. Any time you can beat a team like Detroit, it boosts your confidence. It shows you can compete against the top teams and you deserve to be there.”

“Just shoot the puck whenever you get a chance. Its been my motto for 10 years.”

“We had a tendency on the road to sit back and see what happens but tonight we did the little things right.”

“Once you have a lead, anything can still happen. We were still hitting out there, still skating. I think we took too many penalties, and thats something we have to work on, but it was nice to see us get back to form.”

“I pinched and had my stick slashed away. I tried to pick it up but you can only go fishing for so long. Playing 1-on-1 without a stick, a guy driving the net and the new rules, theres not much I can do without a stick.”

“Our speed tonight was pretty good throughout. We have to improve in some areas. ... We gave up one goal, and I dont like giving up any goals, so we have to improve on that.”