Edmonton has been playing for their lives for a month now. I thought tonight was the first time we got up to their level of intensity, and now we can look forward to getting back to our fans on Saturday.
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It doesn't really matter that we play teams that are out of the playoffs. We still have to pay attention to those details to be able to have success in the playoffs.
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It's love of the game. He comes down to optional skates. On off days he comes down and rides the bike. He just loves the game.
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I think we can make it tougher on him out there, make him skate a little more. He's going to make plays out there. We can get on him quicker, not give him that time with the puck.
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We stayed patient out there. We didn't really open ourselves up defensively and when we got the chances offensively, we took care of them.
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He's very strong around the net, very strong on the puck. He's good at getting rebounds, goals in close, so we know he's going to be battling in front of the net all series.
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