Bryan Murray Quotes (138 Quotes)

He's a quality player. Guys get beaten up - an accident or an eye injury - but the wonderful thing about the human body is that we recover, given time. He's such a young guy, you just know he'll get better and better.

Our players took it as an opportunity to play a solid two-way game. That was as solid as we've played as a group all season.

They played very good defense, but we gave them two goals and that was the game. When you turn the puck over against a team with speed, that's what happens.

Everything caught up to us tonight. We were behind them all night.

It was pretty convincing after the first period. When we get to the third, we're a pretty good hockey club.

Everything caught up with us tonight. Nobody was going to rally the troops tonight. We're giving up more goals and chances than we did all year. It's disappointing because our stats were so good. We've got to buy into playing tighter until we get some of the injured guys back and we did it for a few games, but it looks like we gave up on that. We've been playing from behind and that's difficult to do.

I've made a variety of trades in my career, but that was obviously one of the best.

We're getting people to shoot from the point and more importantly, they seem to be getting it into traffic in front. We're giving ourselves some chances. Earlier this season, we were not establishing control from the point.

Look at me, I play the guys you want me to play on the lines all the time.

I'm not a doctor, but normally that injury is a lengthy amount of time.

I talked to him and I think he's coming back with a little edge, he's a little frustrated with the way he played and the ice time he got.

(Pittsburgh) played awfully well early and pretty much were in control of the game until they got the power play and we came up with the two short-handed goals.

We knew they were going to be tough. I don't know if you should ever hate anybody, but I think that type of game was what we needed because it had a lot of intensity.

We started very poorly and they came out flying in this building, as they usually do. We had enough chances, but we're not scoring on chances the way we were. We tried to do things you can't do against this hockey club.

Like the NFL scouts, college coaches' careers are made and broken on identifying talent and developing it. If you miss on a player's ability and use a scholarship on him, chances are your going to be looking for a new job. God forbid, you don't know about a kid and a rival school does, signs him and he pans out for them. That will put you on the unemployment line fast.

I wanted somebody to bring some energy. That was the only message. I thought Schubert would do that and he did that right away. He went in there, made a hit and there was (a scuffle) behind the net ... (he) was able to go in there and look after what we needed.

When you reach a certain level and then don't go further, you have to make some changes. You don't want to rock the boat totally, but you have to tell players you are not satisfied. As management you also have to convince them you are trying.

He was the best guy out there. He was the first star. He gave us confidence.

There's no question we were nervous at the beginning of the game, there's obviously pressure. Lots has been said about this hockey team. But the third period, the way we played, going into the room (after the game) they felt pretty good about themselves. And I think we'll just be better from here on in.

He's excited to be back. I saw him in the power-play and penalty-killing meetings. He's going to play a role for us.

We shouldn't give up two goals in a period the way we've been playing lately defensively. We got it shut down in the second period.

I thought it was a good game. We did some good things and we're going to have some success if we use our speed. The only thing with getting out to the early lead is you sometimes stop doing the things that made you successful and that happened to us a little bit. That area will get better.

It's not like we've been playing as well as we played earlier on. I think the guys understand that.

The penalty kill for the most part has been really good. Special teams in this league, including your goaltender, have to be really good.

He was foggy for a few hours, but he was feeling better than he did early in the morning.

To have a second goalie who can play and win games, that's huge for a team. And to have a young guy do it is huge. He has the possibility of being the guy here for a long time, so for a guy like Ray to get a chance to develop is huge, and getting the confidence of the team is big, too.

We've speculated, suggested, hoped .... If (Hasek) tells me he's healthy, I'd have a decision to make. I'm not saying he would or he wouldn't (start) ... I'd have a decision to make.

We have been able to score and our goals against is in real good shape, ... Half of our goals against, we've been shorthanded.

Both teams really went at each other. I don't know if we ever should hate anybody, but we should play hard against the other team.

I thought he must be really good at it or something.

You want your best players to be good every night, but they didn't have it going. Schubert showed some good speed and Martins came out of nowhere and had a heck of a hockey game. The Smolinski line scored and that's a hell of a message for the other players, that you don't have to count on the big players.

To have two guys score that many goals, I don't know if I've ever been around that type of thing. It is amazing and different, and doesn't happen very often.

I'm disappointed it happened the way it happened. It looked like an innocent play. It's a big hole in our lineup. I said from Day 1 of training camp the strength of our team was the defensive corps, both in terms of numbers and ability, but to lose two of them ... it's a big hole for our group. The onus is going to be on other people, it's an opportunity for other people.

That's always a big part of playoff hockey. We had a two-on-one on the second shift of the game and we didn't get a shot on goal. In this kind of hockey you have to capitalize on opportunities. When you don't take advantage, one goal makes a big difference in a game like this.

We lose a very important guy out of our lineup, but life does go on and hockey doesn't have to be a priority all the time. We just have to get ready to play now and we'll wait for when we hear from Wade again.

I thought Toronto played real well. We just found a way in the third period.

He's a character guy, a loyal soldier, and he's been good for the organization. There was a lot of pressure on Patrick when we lost to Toronto, and a lot of that criticism shouldn't have been on his shoulders. But going to St. Louis will be a good thing for him. He'll have a fresh start.

I thought Emery was strong. That was a good performance. We're going in the right direction.

I think it's a tough rule, but I think it serves a purpose. We do these things all the time. We put things in, then throw them back.

They played a terrific first period. I thought they stretched us really well and moved the puck and looked very creative, but you don't lose by one goal against in this building. We've got the ability to score some goals.

I'm not going to criticize our guys. They lost a hockey game, it's a best-of-7 series. They (Tampa Bay) played really well.

I thought our guys played well on the blue line ... people who don't play very much stepped up. It's just unfortunate that (the tying goal) happened at the end of regulation the way it did.

I don't know. Obviously, it's a major crisis that has happened in his life. He's a young man who is very close to his mother and very close to his family. But I think I've gotten to know this young man and he's such a quality person and he cares so much about this hockey team that I believe he'll come in and do his very best to pay attention to what has to happen.

But, until you see him actually in there, playing and playing well, there is concern.

The first period wasn't our best and they were skating pretty well, but then we kind of shut the door on them and didn't give them much at all. They couldn't really get anything going.

We've got to start playing better as a team and we want to see where everybody is going to fit for the playoffs. We have to work together and I think what's happening right now is the players are trying to find a comfort level with each other.

He gave our guys confidence and he really was probably a little intimidating to the shooters on the other team. They were trying to make the perfect play rather than just shooting the puck at the goaltender.

I think Ray Emery is very aware that opportunity comes along and when it comes along, you better get it. And I think he'll grab it.

Unless something happens, I see Mike Fisher having a better second half. At this stage, the way he's going, I think he's got a chance (at 30). Not to jinx him or anything, I just think it's a realistic number.

I think he's aware that when opportunity comes along, you better grab it. I don't believe he will be a problem for us. I don't think he's nervous.