LET'S HEAR WHAT HE HAD TO SAY AFTER THE 3-2 WIN OVER THE
CAPITALS. HERE HE IS.
HOW ARE YOU? I'M GLAD TONIGHT IS OVER.
DID YOU GET WHAT YOU WANTED? NOT REALLY.
IT WAS REAL SLOPPY. LIKE I SAID, IT HASN'T BEEN THAT
BAD IN TWO WEEKS. WHEN YOU GET IT EARLY AND YOU
HAVE A LOT OF GAME. YOU TRY TO MAKE THEY WILL
MEANINGFUL. TONIGHT IT WAS PRETTY SLOPPY.
A NICE WAY TO WIN. [ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ]
I HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT IT YET.
WE PLAYED THREE REAL GOOD GAMES. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THAT'S
NOT UNTIL PICTURE. JUST BECAUSE WE BEAT THE LAST
THREE TEAMS, THAT MEANS NOTHING TO ME.
IT SHOULD BE A RELEVANT GOOD SERIES.
IT WILL HELP US WITH STUFF LIKE THAT.
THE SAME IN NOVEMBER. I THINK IT IS GOOD.
IT'S NOT JUST GOOD FOR US. IT'S GOOD FOR THEM, TOO.
THEY WERE REALLY GOOD GAMES AND WE PLAYED REALLY WELL IN ALL
NINE PERIODS. DEFINITELY.
IT'S NICE TO SEE. I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN
HIM GET HIS 20th GOAL. HE FINISHED REALLY STRONG AND
HE'S PLAYING WITH SOME CONFIDENCE.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD FOR US. AND HIM ALSO.
HE'S PLAYED REALLY WELL. YEP, NO, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO GET
DIFFERENT PEOPLE SCORING SOME POINTS FOR YOU.
HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A FULL LINEUP COMING.
AND THE OTHER GUYS ARE BACK THIS WEEKEND.
WE'LL SEE. [ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ]
IT WAS A STALE GAME. TRYING TO MOVE IT AROUND A
LITTLE BIT. THEY HAVE A LOT OF
EXPERIENCE. WHAT WERE YOUR IMPRESSIONS OF
THE PENGUINS WHEN YOU FACED THEM?
NO. YOU KNOW WITH PITTSBURGH, THEIR
TALENT, THEIR SKILL TEAM, THEY HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCED GUYS.
I LIKE OUR TEAM. WE GOT A GOOD MIX OF YOUNG GUYS
THAT TOOK A STEP BIG TIME. AND I LIKED IT.
YOU KNOW PITTSBURGH, YOU KNOW CROSBY, LETANG, ALL THE PLAYERS.
THAT DOESN'T WORRY US. THEY'RE GOOD PLAYERS.
WE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BRING.
IT IS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BRING.
WE'VE DONE IT ALL SEASON SO WE'LL DO IT WITH THE SERIES.
REAL HAPPY. REAL HAPPY.
I'M GLAD WE WON. WE LOST THE PRIOR THREE GAMES
WHICH AGAIN DIDN'T MATTER A WHOLE LOT BUT I'M GLAD WE
FINISHED ON A STRONG NOTE. WE DESERVE THAT.
WE HAD A GOOD YEAR. THE TEAM PLAYED REALLY WELL AND
SPEAKING OF HUNT, HE TOOK THE PODIUM TO TALK ABOUT THE SEASON
THEY GOT 110 POINTS. THAT'S AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.
ENDING 3-2 WIN. DEFINITELY.
WE PLAY 82 GAMES, EVERY SEASON TO MAKE IT TO PLAYOFFS.
WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH. DEFINITELY A GOOD FEELING
GETTING TO GAME 82. AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
THIS. A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES.
[ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ] DOES IT HELP YOU AT ALL?
I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T THINK SO.
I MEAN, I'M FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THEY DO AND WHAT KIND OF TEAM
THAT IS. NOW IT'S 0-0.
EVERYONE STARTS AT 0 AGAIN. A GOOD PLAY BY THEM.
I THINK WE TURNED THE PUCK OVER. WE RETRIEVED IT WELL AND KAKKO
MADE GREAT PLAY AND I GOT LUCKY THAT THERE WERE OTHER OPENINGS.
SO I'LL TAKE IT. WHAT HAS THIS SEASON BEEN
LIKE BEING PART OF GROUP FOR THE FIRST TIME?
YEAH, NO. I KIND OF CAME IN WITH AN OPEN
MIND. TRYING TO EARN A SPOT ON THE
TEAM AND IT HAS BEEN FUN TO BE A PART OF A TEAM THAT WE JUST
EXPECT TO WIN EVERY NIGHT. FOR A WHILE THERE, IT WAS ALMOST
LIKE EVERY NIGHT. YOU COME INTO THE DRESSING ROOM
AND EVERYBODY IS HAPPY. THE VIBES ARE POSITIVE.
IT HAS BEEN NICE. IT'S A BIT OF A GRIND.
IT'S MY FIRST FULL SEASON IN THE NHL.
82 GAMES IS A LOT OF GAMES. AND YOU JUST HAVE TO RIDE THAT
WAVE. THINGS CAN CHANGE IN A DAY.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO ENJOY IT. IT HAS BEEN NICE SO FAR.
WHAT IS IT GOING INTO THE PLAYOFFS?
YOU'VE GOTTEN HEALTHIER. THE COLLECTIVE MIND SET, NOT
EVERYBODY CAN DO IT EVERY NIGHT. WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE GOING
FORWARD? I THINK WE GOT SUCH A TIGHT
GROUP. EVERYBODY IS IN FOR THAT COMMON
GOAL. WHOEVER IS IN EACH NIGHT, YOU
KNOW, GOT TO PLAY THEIR BEST. YOU KNOW, SIX OR SEVEN FORWARDS
THAT ARE SITTING OUT EVERY NIGHT.
SO I THINK IT IS GOOD HEALTHY COMPETITION.
EVERYBODY IS EXCITED TO MAY.
I THINK I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE.
IT'S BEEN A GRIND. IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF LONG
YEARS. DEFINITELY WORTH THE WAIT.
TO BE BACK IN THE PLAYOFFS. LOOKING AT THIS GROUP THAT WE
HAVE, I'M SUPER HAPPY I GET TO BE A PART OF THAT.
AND TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION WHEN EVERYTHING HAPPENED.
AND I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED TO GET THIS FAR.
ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT PITTSBURGH ALREADY?
OR DO YOU GIVE YOURSELF TIME TO DECOMPRESS?