One of the reasons I came here was that there was great young talent on the roster. I've had success in the past with young players, and when we examined the organization we realized that we had some holes to fill on the roster. We filled those holes with quality veterans who have won Stanley Cups.
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The purpose was to relax our guys and get them back to focus. We worked hard and we wanted to make Pittsburgh earn it.Jacques Martin
We made too many mistakes that cost us goals. They capitalize off turnovers and they have excellent skilled players.
Jacques Martin
The bottom line is you have to play with some pride and keep competing until you don't have a chance. But even then you still want to play, because if you don't change your habits, then we're going to change people.
Jacques Martin
I saw a lot of the American Hockey League last year and saw firsthand how many of those young players benefited from playing at that level.
Jacques Martin
We showed good character to keep working, even when we got behind. We picked up our work ethic, and maybe using four lines was a factor. Late in the game we had more jump and that really helped.
Jacques Martin
We've got to be better. We've got to realize what's being called, what's not being called, use better judgment.
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