Jacques Martin Quotes (119 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.

There's no doubt the push we've had was a strain, but when you are a professional you have to rebound.

We know we have to win some (road) games to keep pace. Whether playing at home or on the road, you've got to get points.

He's a young player I'm very pleased with, but I think he can still learn a great deal.

(Bouwmeester is) definitely a candidate.

That's one of those things. He cuts to the middle and loses the puck.

It shows what kind of competitor he is and how durable he's been over the years.

We looked at where we were in our season and the importance of the next three weeks. Since then our play has really picked up. Montreal Friday is our last game at home for awhile, so no doubt it's really a big contest for us.

It's hard to explain. You would like to have more power plays, but why we aren't getting more, I can't answer that.

And now because it's not a reality, there's no reason to pack it in. You have a responsibility to react properly and show what kind of individual you are.

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.

You talk about kids, a lot of times you have to take them by the hand. The veterans are more or less sure they can do the job. But the young kids need a lot of direction.

The purpose was to relax our guys and get them back to focus. We worked hard and we wanted to make Pittsburgh earn it.

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.

I thought we came back hard and deserved a much better fate. When you play half the period short-handed, it's going to be very difficult to win the game.

I've seen several times where he has made passes to forwards and we've had some counter-attacks.

I can't blame the effort tonight. We played hard and probably deserved a better fate. We're on the road. We did some good things, and they capitalized on some mistakes, and that cost us tremendous effort.

Whether that's the case or not, I think there's no doubt we took too many penalties. They were penalties that we deserve. We know what's acceptable, what's not, and we have to make better adjustments.

I thought he played a strong game. He used his speed and played smart.

The difference was special teams. It's a matter of staying out of the box.

This time, we need to be better.

You've got to know there's four seconds left in the hockey game. So you can't let a guy by you. You have to have some desperation.

A lot of these young guys are going to be expected to work on things that will make them better next year. (Horton) is a strong kid, but he needs to work on his flexibility, on developing his quickness.

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 had some chances but didn't capitalize, and that ended up probably being the difference in the hockey game.

By no means is Jay at the same level as Scott as far as experience. But his skating was a factor. Also the fact that he's played well for Team Canada at the World Championships and played well at the World Cup when he was called upon. He made a great impression.

You build some confidence, you play differently. We've shown our ability to protect a one-goal lead late in the game. That's encouraging.

For sure, especially driving to where I live, some of the areas were really bad.

This is a game where you chalk one up for your goalie. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't have been in the hockey game.

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.

We made too many mistakes that cost us goals. They capitalize off turnovers and they have excellent skilled players.

You hope to get a few more power plays. That's something we don't control. We have to be better as far as staying out of the box.

There's no time to think about this game. We've got to bounce back.

He has tremendous talent and has a great nose for the net.

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.

They're players you're going to use at different times in the hockey games in different situations.

It's very disappointing. We have some time to regroup ... look at the game, see what we need to be better at.

I think they can win the Cup, but there's no doubt Hasek -- you look at his track record and experience -- he was a big plus.

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.

These initiatives were quickly identified as 'things to do' which the World Health Organization or the existing institutions were not doing.

You always seem to lose players to injury in camp. It's very competitive it's very demanding. You want good execution and high intensity (in the practices).

We'll kind of judge the situation as we move along.

I thought we came out with good energy and good enthusiasm. I thought we had a really good game going, and just had too much adversity we had to face.

He's a great young player who has great vision and competes hard every night. He has tremendous skill and great character.

This is one of those games where you chalk it up to your goalie. If it wasn't for Luongo in the first period, we're not in the hockey game.

You can't depend on other people. You just have to take care of your own business.

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.

It's just the beginning as well as a great signing by this organization. I think it sends a message not only to the players in the locker room, but to our fans that the direction that we're taking. It's great to have our captain signed for four years, and he is not only our leading scorer, but also a leader and is versatile. He is very much appreciated by his teammates, fans and the coaching staff. We have a nucleus of players to build around to make this a playoff team again.

It's encouraging when you see the number of shots and chances we were able to make.