John Torchetti Quotations

We have to get our focus on the playoffs. Whatever it takes. The commitment, the attitude, the leadership.

If we executed on our five-on-threes it's a different game.

I think assistant coaches should be delegated responsibility and be given input on every aspect on the ice.

I was just proud of the whole team. That's a team win if you've ever seen one. Everyone competed, and we got some great goals. I thought we were very hungry taking the puck to the net.

I was just proud of our whole team. This is a team win if I have ever seen one. From the goalie out, we competed.

I think I have to get them better prepared for the next game. I'm the coach, I'll take full responsibility.

That was a team win, if I have ever seen one. Everyone from the goalie out tonight just competed. That was the word for tonight, compete.

We played a solid 14 minutes but the bottom line is you got to play 60 minutes, it's a playoff atmosphere and we've got to do a better job. We've got to play a lot better defensively in our own end.

We've got a couple guys back now, and spots are filled differently. For right now, that what we've decided.

We have to find a way to fight our way through this mentally and physically as a team. Because we can't be giving away any more points the rest of the way through.

We have to compete a lot harder than that. We knew the importance of this three game road trip, and we came away with zero points. Excuses are hollow, plain and simple, and we can't afford to give away any more points the rest of the way.

The team really competed well but bottom line is we needed the two points.

Special teams is every night. Tonight was a special teams game and we have to find a way to get a goal. Special teams is the difference every night.

They were fantastic. There's plenty of work to go around. Ray helped me (in Saturday's game) just getting the rust off; I was pretty much stuck into his left shoulder.

It's all about the players, they get all the credit. That's what we needed, total effort and we got that tonight.

It's all about the players every night. We can stand there and tell them what to do, but they're doing it. And all the credit goes to the players and my assistant coaches, Ray Bennett and Mark Hardy. They were fantastic. I kind of struggled on the bench at times because of the pace the game was going, so it's going to take some time.

It's going to take certain individuals (to step up) every night as a team to win. I know we have a short amount of time, but we have to strengthen as a team.

I knew we'd come out a little bit tired. (Monday) night was the first game we had to get, and this was the second.