Martin Lapointe Quotes (16 Quotes)

He works so hard on every shift. He keeps battling, blocking shots, he just plays so hard. I'm sure his body aches every morning he wakes up. But he just leads his team. It's pretty to watch.

It's tough to kill 5-on-3s. There were a couple of phantom calls (not whistled against Vancouver) when we're up 3-0, and they missed a call on Kyle Calder being held at 4-4. If you're calling it, keep calling in at the end like you do at the start.

It seems every time we've played a big team, we've wasted a challenge. Tonight we played a good team and raised our level of play. Our goal tonight was to keep it simple. Our guys didn't quit.

Obviously, we wanted a better effort and we wanted to play smarter. We need to go back to basics and play a simpler game. Frustration is a big factor and hard to control, but we have to find a way.

We tried to battle back. Obviously, playing against Detroit down four goals, it's a hard task to do. It's mental mistakes in our own zone that cost us tonight.

It's a big win. Obviously, we're not in the playoffs, but a win like that shows the guys we can play with any team when we play our system. Tonight we executed well our system. Very consistent for 60 minutes. It shows the guys that when we do that, we can beat anybody in the league.

I don't get too many goals. Every time I score I have to make sure I celebrate. It was fun tonight.

Obviously, we didn't have a winning season. But us veterans wanted to make sure that it was understood that losing wasn't acceptable. We lost a lot of games by one goal 27. We had a lack of experience, but our future should be pretty good.

The overtime calls hurt the game. It's a big game, a big rivalry. the refs should let us play. I guess this is the new NHL. To lose a game on a cheap penalty is not the way to play hockey.

It wasn't a pretty game. We said before the game, if we win 1-0, we win 1-0. As long as we don't give 'em any chances.

I just took a whack at it. It comes down to basic plays, simple plays. We were paying attention to the details.

We had a little argument. We weren't on the same page. It was no big deal -- just a fight, and nobody got hurt.

It was a draw. He's pretty feisty. I asked him if he'd still go for beer and dinner, and he said, 'No problem.

It seems we couldn't get anything going. In this league, if you can't get your power play going, you won't win games.

He works every shift even though I think every morning he wakes up his body is sore and aches. But he shows up every game, works hard, blocks shots and leads the team. It's pretty to watch.

Talk is cheap. We've got to go out and do it. I thought I'd send a message with his tirade Tuesday, and I hoped for a better response. But life goes on. We're not a talented team. We've got to be smarter.