Quotes by Olie Kolzig

“I wasnt very good tonight, either. The first two goals, man, those are ones that I normally have ... so obviously it starts with the goalie and if the goalie isnt making the saves hes supposed to, how can you really say anything about the rest of the team?”

“Against that team, if we get into penalty trouble -- theyve got such a good power play and theyve killed us all year long with it. We just need to find a way to be more disciplined against a team like that.”

“Im the same guy, Im just holding it in a little better. Going into the season, the key word for me was patience. There are going to be nights like Saturday night and Friday night. You have to grade yourself after every game. You have to realize there are going to be growing pains.”

“It was the same thing. Grahame didnt have it frozen, but he disallowed it for whatever reason. Just give me some consistency. Thats a two-goal swing.”

“We gave them a little too much respect. I didnt help myself out much. I didnt bale the guys out like I did earlier in the year.”

“Obviously they were a little tired and a little flat. We took advantage of the situation.”

“Guys were playing with a lot of inspiration out there. It was nice to see. Weve played better than our last five-game record. We know we have to play like this every night in order for us to have a chance. But you dont want to get into the habit of losing, no matter how hard youre working.”

“Thats right up there. Thats a complete 180 from the way we played the last two games ... and thats the way we need to play to give ourselves a chance to win. When we dont play like that, not only do we not win but we embarrass ourselves. We came out hard. We came out determined. We had a couple good days of practice, and it paid off.”

“I really hadnt thought about the road record. Personally, I approach every game the same whether were at home or away. We have to get that message to the guys here in the room. There are some things that go against you on the road. They can make the last change and sometimes you dont get the calls on the road -- not that we get many calls anyway. Theres a reason its called home-ice advantage.”

“As a group, we cant accept losing, even though we are a young team and there are a lot of people picking against us. But the last thing you want to do is breed a losing mentality. You have to be accountable and do everything to put ourselves in a position to win. Most nights it might not happen. But as long as we are not out-worked and out-hustled, thats really all you can ask from this group.”