Evgeni Nabokov Quotes (18 Quotes)

It is frustrating, especially after the great quarter-final. I thought we played well, and to come out that flat is frustrating.

We just have to climb, climb, climb and build that toughness. And right now, it's more the mental toughness we need to build.

I know how much this area loves hockey, and I know how much people were wanting us to come back. They want to watch us compete every night, and that's what's awesome about this crowd. Hopefully, they'll come every night and keep it up.

Sometimes you don't have to score four goals. We have to find a way to win the 2-1 and 1-0 games.

They tried to frustrate us and they played hard. But we stuck to the game plan and got the result and that was the important part.

It doesn't change my position. I still need to go and play and then it's up to the coach to make the decision who plays. I'm not going in thinking I'm the No. 1 guy.

Kipper is a confident guy right now back there and, defensively, they're one of the best teams in the league. Their identity is they're not going to score four or five goals, they're going to score two or three, but it's going to be enough to win.

I was concentrating on the puck and what happened in front of my net. My teammates also helped me with great defense. It was the key to our win.

It was a little bit of a weird game. They tried to frustrate us but we stuck to the game plan. We battled them and got the result, and that's the most important part right now.

I just really think that teams figured us out. Tactic-wise, those teams outplayed us totally. They picked us apart, and they put us in a situation where we had to play individual hockey.

We stuck with our game plan and got the result.

We have to stick with the plan. Right now the game is over, and we have to forgot about it and get ready for our other game, regardless if we win or loose. We have to play, and one of these days they will go in.

They capitalized on our penalties. We need everyone on the same page, and it starts with me. One mistake ends up costing us the game. This seems to be the story all season.

Penalties got us into trouble in the second period and they capitalized on that.

They might be a little bit fatigued, but we don't care. We're trying to get together our own team and keep going on this roll.

We've got to find a way to score more goals. We have to play a complete game. I don't think we can get through another game like this.

It's the most important part to get the win and don't give them a point. If you look at that way, we can say we are satisfied with our game. We got the win. Sometimes it will be ugly, and it was one of them, an ugly one tonight.

It is a little weird. All those guys are my friends, some of my best friends. I grew up with them since I was 10 years old.