Layoff Quotes

You want to take that (home ice) and use it to your advantage. You know how important it is in the playoffs. - Brian Gionta

You want to send a message, you're going to meet these guys later in the playoffs. It's going to be a physical contest between us, and we're going to take no prisoners. - Les Borsheim

You want to keep playing, especially when you start winning. It's helped a couple of us who have been injured, but otherwise you want to keep the momentum going. Sometimes that's harder with a four- or five-day layoff. - Kyle McLaren

You want to go to the playoffs with a bit of a swagger. It's not to the level we want it to be. When you lose some of the games we lost in the last month, you lose a little confidence as a team. The way we played in the last six games gives us a little confidence. It really goes back to us playing hard. - Jermaine O'Neal

You want to go to the playoffs winning, so you can get that swagger about yourself. - Kareem McKenzie

You want to go into the playoffs with confidence. Winning the division, that's right in front of us. Getting a home game, that's huge. - David Diehl

You want to go into the playoffs winning and get that swagger about yourself. If you go into the playoffs losing, you don't feel that great about yourself and teams look at the things you didn't do well and try to key on those things and make you look bad. You want to build up as the season progresses along. - Kareem McKenzie

You want to contribute during all parts of the year, but especially this time. When you're talking about the playoffs and fighting for position, every game is magnified. So I'm pumped for action. - Chris Mason

You want to be in the (Division I-AA) playoffs, you want to make the schedule strong, you want to get national attention. This fits the bill. We don't normally get an opportunity to play on national TV. We'll be (enjoying) things the big guys usually get. The exposure you get outweighs any drawbacks you might have. - Buddy Pough

You want the kids to experience winning a playoff series and getting a ring in the minor leagues. That will be good for him. - Sam Perlozzo