"I remember whenever we were in position to make the playoffs and we faced a team that was out of it, I always warned my players to be careful. You need to find motivation, and we want to continue getting better." -- Canadiens coach Claude Julien
"I think we're all right in here. We're in a very important part of the year here where this next week is kind of … we have to win, that's the bottom line. We have to win. The guys in here, we all know that. We're going to show up tonight and try to get that done." -- Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock