Jacques Martin Quotes on Games (12 Quotes)

Some of the games he's won have been the busiest. That's good he plays well that way, but over the haul you want to give him better protection, less work.

In the last six games, he's been very effective for us, not only scoring some goals but playing well away from the puck. His play has picked up.

We will just wait and see. I liked the way he worked today and we are giving him less work the last couple games, have shut down the number of chances. That makes a difference.

He's a pretty durable player. When you look at his record over the years, he hasn't missed many games. So it shows what kind of competitor he is. . . . It's a great example for his teammates.

With the day off he felt better. It's up to him. I told him before when he feels he needs some time off, just to let me know. He's played so many games. You want to save him for the games.

When you look at the situation he's in here, he has been extremely positive. He's a tremendous influence on his teammates and at some point in time he's going to see some games.

I think we'll want to have a fairly veteran lineup in both games. The veterans need some time together.

It doesn't put more pressure. We know that we have to win some games on the road to keep pace. You have to go and get the points. So we'll have some time to regroup in practice. We're looking at two games again this week.

A lot of areas were exploited tonight. But you learn from these games, and you need to be better next time.

It wasn't one of our best games. I think we can play some real good hockey and tonight we didn't play as well. They made it a battle and have a lot of pride and I give them credit.

He probably wants to increase the number of games we play against them.

It's not his fault we haven't made the playoffs. He's pulled his weight. He's proven he can play in key games, at the World Championships, at the World Cup. So that's not a concern.