Nieuwendyk Quotes

You get an opportunity to put a team away and don't capitalize, it's tough. - Joe Nieuwendyk

When you lose Pronger and MacInnis, that's a big part of the chemistry of your team. They're in a rebuilding phase, there's no question about it. We're going to see some faces [tonight] that we probably haven't seen. - Joe Nieuwendyk

When they add up like that it's particularly tough, because we're not overly deep. - Joe Nieuwendyk

What he's bringing to us is effort. He's hunting the puck down. - Joe Nieuwendyk

We've rallied, we've been playing hard and we've gotten some results. - Joe Nieuwendyk

We've had some injuries, and then (Jan. 19) we lose a guy like Gary (Roberts), that was a real critical juncture of our season. It could've been a time where we hung our heads a little. - Joe Nieuwendyk

We're on the right path. We're playing like we're really trying hard to make the playoffs, and that's encouraging. - Joe Nieuwendyk

We're just not crisp, not executing properly. We've talked about it and worked on it. There's no excuse. - Joe Nieuwendyk

We're battling now. Before we were getting a little nervous as the game went on when it was tight. Now we're playing with a lot more poise with the puck. It's a sign our confidence is getting better. - Joe Nieuwendyk

We're all still getting our feet wet with this team. But our goals are high, no doubt about it. - Joe Nieuwendyk