Keith Carney Quotations

It's a huge week. We talked about this stretch going into the Olympic break as a crucial time for us. We want to put ourselves in a good position to make the playoffs.

We wanted to win bad, but we just took too many bad penalties and the special teams cost us. I guess what I've seen down the stretch is some inconsistent play.

You don't expect that. It's really a nice gesture.

It seemed like they were comfortable around here and they were satisfied with where they were. It caught up to us. But we have the right ingredients in this room. I think we just needed to get our focus back.

It's that time of year. Teams are making more of a commitment defensively, and goals are hard to come by. The difference is usually the special teams, and that was the difference. Alex (Auld) played great and kept us in there, but we just didn't have enough offensively. We were a little undisciplined. We took far too many penalties and it hurt us.

It was just a fortunate bounce for us, and I happened to be in the right place. The goalie was down and out, and I just tried to get it to the net quick.

We got the result we wanted. It still wasn't a complete game for us. Our special teams need to be better. They almost cost us.

The first time going back is always the toughest. There are so many good memories, and friends. It's just strange, coming in the visitors' room, definitely a strange feeling.

I thought he got a shot off. I poked at his arm, I didn't try to trip him or pull him or anything. I'd never expect them to call a penalty shot on that.

I thought for the most part it was a decent start for me and I just tried to keep it simple tonight.