Quotes by Robbie Ftorek

“Id rather not have any options. Id rather just have the right amount, but its good. In case anybody goes down, youve got people ready to go in. The thing that was nice is that you could put anybody out there, and you knew you were going to get an effort.”

“Theres a rhyme and a reason for why you have to do certain things against certain teams. We were doing a really good job and we just stopped. You cant have that happen and expect the flow to go the same way.”

“It was a good game, it was an exciting game. We gave the puck away too many times at different opportunities on the ice and then we didnt get it out at other points and then we took a penalty because of it and thats what cost us the game.”

“You have to be in New Jersey in two hours. You have 10 minutes to pack.”

“Weve done that in three or four of them. But they find a way to win and thats why theyre up in first or second place.”

“They give chances all night long. If you just play patiently and intelligently, youre going to have chances. Bury them, and youll win games. We didnt do that. Portland plays a wide-open game because theyve got prolific scorers. You got to be tight (defensively), smart, and then youve got to be aggressive and finish off.”

“I think hes looking to go play for an East Coast League team.”

“But he had all of those experiences last year. And granted they were at the American Hockey League level, but those were still experiences at that level which was the highest level that there was. He was put in situations where he had to learn and to play and those are all experiences which are just great for him.”

“Im excited about having the opportunity for the young kids to go up and play at the NHL level. Which is something that we missed last year that was part of the the minor-league experience. If you work and play well, you get an opportunity to go up.”

“Alex probably should have had seven assists.”