Colby Armstrong Quotations

We're just keeping things simple. Philly's a great team, and I thought we did a good job of getting behind their 'D' and making things happen and coming through the neutral zone with speed. After the first period I think we were a little slow, but we got going as the game went on. We blocked shots and killed penalties, and to win games you have to do that.

We knew they were going to play desperate with the way they had been playing. It was a tight game and we broke down a little in the second. We played right into their hands.

When he gets that puck, he makes things happen. It's pretty special to watch him play the way he does. When he's at the top of his game, he's up there with the top players in the league.

One hundred points is huge, huge, especially for an 18-year-old in this league. That's pretty unbelievable. It's definitely something I want to help him achieve. Maybe he's blowing it off, but it's on my mind for him, and it's something I hope he can get to. But I think he's just going to play his game. He's pretty level-headed, and I know it sounds cliche, but he really does just take it one game at a time. And that's good on his part just to stay focused. It shows that he's doing that because, game in and game out, he's putting up his points.

One hundred points? At 18? This kid's doing something most people can't imagine or dream of.

I feel like I'm adapting well. It's not something I expected or thought would happen, but it's something I'm willing to work at, something I want to do. I just have to work my butt off every day in practice and in games, keep playing at the top of my game.

He hit me pretty hard; it kind of shocked me right off the bat. And they scored too, so it was like a double shot. But we battled back.

He doesn't like to talk about it. He wants to focus on playing. But it would be a great accomplishment for an 18-year-old kid - and, with all the things we've been through this season, it's great we still have something to shoot for.

We're playing the system well right now. It's just a matter of scoring goals.

When he threw his arms out there at the end, it looked like his hands were touching both ends of the rink, he's so big.

He's a great kid, and he works hard. He kept us in so many games that could have been so much worse this year. The last two nights, it's been great to see him having success. I couldn't be happier for the guy.

He's got great hands, a great shot, he can skate and he's in the best shape of anybody on our team, strength and conditioning. With the total package he has, he could make some noise in this league. He's got a lot of potential.

Hopefully, they can rip it up. It should be pretty fun.

It hit me, and I was lucky enough for it to go in. But I guess they saw it differently.

I thought we made it real hard for them to enter the zone. Once they got it in, as soon as we had a chance to force, we did. We were getting the puck out when we had a chance.

I think we just started to play hockey. It was pretty torturous for the first two periods there. We had a few brief moments in there where we did play good or looked all right, but, for the most part, we looked like a pee-wee team out there.

I was just trying to catch him. He had a little bit of a step on me. I just waited for him to bring the puck over and I went to lift his stick. But he moved his stick and I brought mine up on him. It was unlucky I guess but they made it count.

Some guys I can make laugh; some guys I can make punch me out.

I think halfway through the first we played a lot better. Then we took some penalties in the second and you can't do that against these guys, obviously. Then in the third, I think down 4-0 going into the third it's just a matter of pride and playing hard. I think the guys responded really well but. ... too late.

I was pretty much at the end of a minute-and-a-half shift, it felt like. I was buckled. The fact he didn't give it to me was probably the best decision.

We figure out how many games do we have left; how many (points) do you have; it's a big thing for him and there's a lot of pressure on him. It's not something we necessarily talk about, but we do the math. It would be a great achievement.

Typical Devils-type game. They wait for you to make a mistake. They've been playing that way for a long time.

To go the distance like that, that's a good win for us. And it feels good in overtime.

Yeah, definitely, it's a pretty big thing. I know in interviews he says he's not thinking about it, but I think everyone kind of knows better. ... For everyone having such a tough year here, I think to have a guy achieve that this year would be great for our team.

You look at the way the season's gone, if we're not there, we get beat pretty bad. If we're playing the way we can, we're in games, giving ourselves a chance.

We definitely had our chances. We bury a few of those chances, and it's a different game. Get a little break from the guys upstairs, and it's a different game. But we had our chances.

You look around the room, we have some pretty capable players. Guys who score goals. It's not like we're not getting our chances.

Every team in this league knows that when you play the Ottawa Senators, you have to stay out of the box.

Do the math. Look at the points he's accumulated for this team and the force he is on the ice when he has the puck and is moving. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that it hurts us pretty good.

Fleury definitely gave us a chance to win the game. He made a lot of big saves.

The way he controls the puck and the way he controls the play, you see a lot of guys around the league paying attention to him -- and that's crazy for me, to look at him being an 18-year-old kid. When he gets that puck, he makes things happen. It's pretty special to watch him play the way he does. When he's at the top of his game, he's up there with the top players in the league.

That's what they do. They got that goal then they settled down into their style of play. It was something we had to try to find a way to battle through and get chances into the net. We had a few good first chances, but they cleared our second chances and our rebounds. We had to do a better job of getting to the net.

A hundred points is huge, huge, especially for an 18-year-old. It's unbelievable.

It was good that we were able to come back and get a point, but there's not much else to say. We got a point, and we have to just take that as a positive and go to the next game. I think we showed some character in the end.

It's like training camp again. Everyone wants to be playing their best now and working hard to show we belong here.

It was pretty fun to win those two games. It was a good feeling in the room. It's definitely something we'd like to keep going.

If you play with Sid, he's going to create chances. Once you get that puck, get your feet moving and play a give-and-go type game because he's always flying and getting open ice.

He's our best player on our team. Any time your best player isn't around to help out, it makes it tough. I think we still had some chances after that and still made some things happen. It would have definitely helped out if he had been there, though.

He's a pretty great guy. He gets along pretty well with everyone on the team ... He's easygoing, good to joke around with, a fun guy who's fun to be around.

I can't believe our season's done; it's so weird. But that's what happens when you lose that many games.

He played awesome. You see his reflexes, on little tips in front, gloving them. He's a big-time goalie.

The game wasn't an overly good game for the first half. It takes a while to get into it, not having played for three weeks. Once we got going, we were better.