Ted Dent Quotations

No doubt we've been having trouble on the special teams, but tonight we did some positive things.

He makes the easy plays and (has) an edge to him.

He was ready to play, but we decided to move in a different direction. We saw it as an opportunity to get a defenseman of the same caliber and at the same time pick up a young forward.

That was a tough goal, but it was still a 3-2 game with a whole period left to play so we had plenty of time to come back. We just didn't generate much in the third period. We tried to be fancy too much, and didn't get the puck to the net.

We earned a point and gave ourselves a chance for two, and that's all I can ask. Florida is one of the top teams in the league, and if we can play as well as we did against them we should be able to play as well against most teams. I was really pleased with our effort in the third period and in overtime.

We came out flying, but after we got the lead we starting sitting back and let them get back in it.

Wheeling is a good hockey team but they seem to rub it in. I don't think our guys appreciate it.

We've gone through some tough stretches the last two months, and losing as much as we have effects a team mentally. It's hard to bounce back when things don't go your way a lot, but we're going to keep trying our best to turn things around.

We need to continue (to have) that attitude and killer instinct into every game the rest of the year.

We got off to a good start and we had a few penalties. Wheeling capitalized on a few power plays.

We controlled the game for two periods. But if you don't play for 60 minutes it's tough to win.

It was our third game in three days and I wasn't sure if we'd have our legs, but the guys worked hard and seemed to have more energy than in the other games this weekend. We're playing for our lives right now, and every point counts. We're going to have to develop a little more consistency if we're going to make a real push (for the playoffs).

I'm past being frustrated. I'm staying positive. We still have a chance to make the playoffs if we can get on a run, and that's what we're going to be focused on the rest of the way.

I don't look at that. If it's an undisciplined penalty it's a problem. But for the most part it hasn't been.

The guys stepped up and played a pretty good game tonight, but we just didn't get any bounces come our way. I'm happy with the effort but not the outcome.

The guys feel really good about themselves. They worked hard, they worked for a full 60 minutes and they were rewarded.

All we ask of Chris is to give us a chance to win, and he did that tonight. We just couldn't get that third goal, and we hit the post three times.