Postgame Backlund - 13.01.26

"Our team needs a full load of guys playing a certain way"

"We battled, we battled, (but) we came up short"

"We've got to find a way to get it to overtime"

Derek Wills set up tonight's tilt in Columbus

"You know there's always a bump that comes from that"

"Hopefully, we can make some plays"

"Gotta be a tight group effort tonight"

"It fulfills your heart"

"I think we were a hard team to play against"

"It's been five, six days of no sleep, a ton of meds & sweating"

"We needed this one. We had the right mentality coming in"

"The way Cools played today was huge for us"

Derek Wills sets up today's matinee tilt with the Penguins

"I'm expecting a really good effort"

"We got behind the 8 ball to start with again"

"The boys battled, just couldn't find a way to bury a couple more"

"A couple mistakes ... and that hurts us"

Derek Wills sets up tonight's tilt in Beantown with the Bruins

Coach on facing Bruins tonight, Brzustewicz, Sharangovich & more

“It’s a good number, for me and for Belarus, but I’m not focusing on numbers"

"That's not the team we've been the last couple of months"

"There were stretches in there where we hurt ourselves"

"It's hard in this league to chase games"

"It was a great atmosphere ... it's quick out there"

"With any guy playing their first game, it's just keep your game very simple"

"It's a great feeling - just happy I finally get to do it"

"We've been allowing too many chances to the other side"

"For two periods tonight, we did some good things"