Chris Cichocki Quotations

Whenever you have success against a team, it helps you a little bit, because there's proof you can get it done against them. You definitely go in thinking you have an opportunity to beat them but only if you bring your best game. This is a very good team.

When you see a team several times in a short time span, that can happen. You have two teams who play hard-hitting aggressive hockey.

We've skated a man short in our lineup lately, and Jeff helps us fill that void. He brings an added dimension of grit that will complement our team in the area of toughness.

We set the 20-win mark a week or so ago, and we can still make it if we play well down the stretch. The team has embraced the idea.

Mike's a good skater with quick hands, and he's one of those guys who has the natural ability to be in position to score. One of his main strengths is following his own shot. He's great at being in position to get the rebound and put it in the net.

Neither of those goals were Jake's fault. He really hung in there and gave us a chance. But we couldn't beat Lawson again.

I was skeptical of that call, but the officials didn't cost us the game. It was a great game, and Florida made the plays it had to make.

If we don't activate him now or put him on the list, we have to waive John, and we don't want to lose the rights to him. It's just paperwork. When he shows up, we'll take him off the list and sign him.

For us to have an opportunity to win, our goaltending has to be outstanding, and Jake was certainly outstanding last week. It's great for the franchise that Jake won this award.

Here comes another one of the stud teams, so we'd better be prepared. We have had a tough schedule, but you can't worry about that. We just have to concentrate on getting better.

He's a big, physical guy and someone worth working with. We think he'll help us.

He's a great player. He can really make a difference in a game.

We lost this game in the second period. It was the type of game they want to play.

Sure, we came back at them, but we just didn't play the way we needed to in the second period and it cost us again. You can't spot any team four goals.

Steve got caught up in the numbers game, and that happens in this league. I hear he is a physical presence who finishes off his checks, and that's what we need.

I think Maris is going to come back with a lot of confidence and give us a nice jolt of energy. It's something that we really need right now.

I thought he was a very good skater with skills, and I like his work ethic. He's one of the first guys here every day.

That's the way it looks now. The best way to describe Jake is to say he's day-to-day. We hope he can play, but he hasn't practiced in a week.

That's up to Phoenix, but we're happy to have him here. Heck, he can stay as long as he likes.

That's tough to take, because as a coach I know that we had a great chance to win three games this weekend but couldn't do it. Obviously, we're playing better than we were a few weeks ago, and that's good to see. Now we have to find a way to turn some of these close games into wins.

We couldn't find anyone, and the team knows Dave from the times he's skated with us. You hope in this situation that Dave doesn't have to play, and the plan is to have Jeff play the entire weekend.

We're definitely scrambling a bit. We have to decide what we're going to do when Maris leaves, and we're concerned about Dean's situation.

We're continuously trying to improve our offensive abilities, and Ned provides an instant boost to our offense. He's a talented, offensive-minded player with excellent scoring touch and playmaking skills.

We're really hoping Nathan can play on Wednesday.

We've been flat and need to get a spark. Maybe Maris' return will help.

We had to play a hard-hitting, defensive game to win, and that's what we did. It's the only thing we could do.

We can't say we didn't have our chances, and I thought we did a lot of things well. I think we should have won the game, and it's frustrating.

The players are going to play hard to win these two games for the fans and for the team and themselves.

When you are making moves like this, it's hard to keep continuity in your line changes, but we feel we need to do this to get better.

We wanted that win, but I think you can say that everybody was entertained. I will say that I like how we played much of the game.

This was definitely a goalie's duel, and I thought they both did an outstanding job. That was definitely what I call a goalie win for San Diego. Lawson played as well as I've seen him play.

This was a pretty rough game. We certainly had our opportunities to win it, and once again a couple of mistakes, especially on defense, cost us. And we hope Jake is OK.

We finished the last game with just 13 skaters, and we might have to do it again. It won't be easy.

We've played well down here, and this was a huge win. It's huge for the morale of the team, and we hope we can feed off the energy.

I've been talking to the head coach (of the Triple A team) in San Antonio and he said Phoenix is in a lockdown. You call and no one answers the phone.

I've always said that Jake is one of the best goalies in this league, and I think deserves this. We don't have a winning record, but Jake is respected in this league, and everyone knows how good he is.

Reading is unusually large for a team in this league, but it has been a problem.

During the break for the Olympics (in the NHL), there's certainly a chance we might get some players.

Any coach will tell you that, typically, it's tough to come off a long trip and win that first game. It was really important to score at the end of the first period.

That was a bad change. With that offense, you just can't give them a goal like that.

That's what we've been told, so we'll just have to adjust for the weekend. These things happen when you have affiliated players.

They've both come in and helped. Ned is a good shooter and generates offense. Jeff skates well and has helped our defense.

They are still the best team in the league in my opinion, and certainly the best team we have played. Their roster is so deep and talented. We have definitely been playing better in recent games, and this will be a real test for us.

It's a tough loss to take, but we had our chances. We played well most of the way.

It's an NHL shot. It's that good. He just needs to keep working on it.

It's good news, but I think it's best to let Jake rest and let Jeff go out there on Wednesday. It's the safe thing to do.

It's frustrating because we really skated with them. We had our opportunities to put this game away.

It's been an odd trip, and you normally don't have this type of wait between games. We've had a couple of very good practices.

It was a great win, and the crowd was wonderful. It was a good night.

It truly was one of the best goaltending performances I've seen all year. Jake was amazing.

They are our closest rival, and the games have been competitive. I know are guys would really like to see what they can do against them at our place.

They beat us too, and we have to play well to beat anyone. But we do feel that match up pretty well against these teams, and feel we should have an excellent chance to win.

They are very talented and it's a real challenge for us. But we've been playing with more confidence, and I expect that to continue.

It was great to see Maris out there. We're proud to have someone from the Thunder at the Olympics.

That second period was the whole game. We had a real determined effort in that second period. That's the game, along with some timely saves by Jake (Moreland).

That's a situation where we didn't match up well, and Idaho is a very good team you can't make mistakes against. I never felt we really played well against them.

The key thing about Nathan is that he's one of those guys who gets in position to give you an offensive spark. He's been one of our most consistent contributors.

I knew they would go at it right away, and the fans seemed to enjoy it.

In the next five weeks, we have a lot of games at home and many of them are against teams in our division. If we want to jump into this race and get that last spot, we have to cash in at home and win hockey games.

I think our guys want a little revenge. You don't want to dwell on those two games, but this is our last chance to play those guys, and we would really like to take one from them.

He's strong, and he's a fast skater, and he's really going to help us on offense. He can make things happen around the goal.

Hopefully he can go, but we'll have to see. Dean is an important player for us. He brings a presence to the ice and he's our leader.