They Said It…
Rod Brind’Amour on what he didn’t love about his team’s game…
“The start…the finish…there was a segment in there, I mean we did fight back to tie it up, there was about an eight-minute stretch where we were kind of good. The rest was not our game. There’s a reason; they were good, so tip your hat to New Jersey. They did what they had to do, and we were just not very good.”
Jordan Staal summarizing the effort…
“I don’t think we played a great game. Obviously, our special teams was great, really. It kind of gave us the opportunity to maybe win the game. But our five-on-five play was average to below average. You could feel it in overtime. A lot of the game, they did a good job of just putting it on us and playing good playoff hockey, and we weren’t on that mindframe.”
Rod Brind’Amour on another strong showing from Carolina’s special teams…
“That was the good part of the game, but it was kind of all for naught. The kill did a great job there, sacrificing, blocking shots and doing what we had to do. Especially, I guess, in overtime, there were a couple of penalties there, which you don’t usually see. We hung in there, but we were just hanging in there. That was basically what was going on tonight.”
Jordan Staal with some praise for Frederik Andersen and rehashing what needs to be better….
“Freddie kept us in that game, really. Our special teams and Freddie really were kind of the difference in trying to squeak one out with a win. But really, there’s lots of things we could have been better at – five on five, forwards all the way down to the D, getting back to our forecheck. All of the stuff we do well, we didn’t do that great tonight.”
Rod Brind’Amour on Frederik Andersen’s performance and the likelihood he stays in net for Game 4…
“Oh, he was great. He was great…we’ll see how he feels tomorrow and have a chat about it, for sure.”
Jalen Chatfield discussing the emotions of losing in a game like that…
“It sucks, but it’s hockey. We’ve all been here… Starting next game, we expect to come out better.”
