"When pucks are hitting your goalie in the stomach from the point, physics says you're not in the shot lane. It's just unacceptable and if I have to be the bad guy saying it, that's my job. They have to get into shot lanes. It's a big boy world; it's a tough thing to do. … we have to sprint out at them, we have to pick up sticks in front of the net, and pillage and get into people. And if we're not going to do it, we're going to be a soft team." -- Islanders coach Doug Weight on New York allowing 225 shots on goal in its past five games
"He knows, he understands he hasn't played well since the all-star break. He puts enough pressure on himself. I have no problem with the way he's been competing down low and battling. I think just the execution on passes, getting shots to the net, has to be better." -- Sabres coach Phil Housley on defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen
