THE SERIES IS NOW TIED AT 1-1. LET'S HEAR FROM GERARD GALLANT'S
PRESS CONFERENCE COURTESY OF CHASE.
THEY HAD A GOOD PUSH EARLY IN THE THIRD PERIOD.
WE HELD THAT BACK AND GOT A BIG GOAL TO MAKE IT 5-3, SO THAT WAS
HUGE. [ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ]
GOODROW IS WEEK TO WEEK. DAY TO DAY.
YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT BRAUN AND HUNT GOING IN THERE?
I FELT FINE. THAT HAPPENS ALL YEAR.
THEY'RE TWO GOOD HOCKEY PLAYERS. THEY BATTLE AND PLAY HARD.
OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE MISSING TWO TOP PLAYERS, BUT THAT'S THE WAY IN
THE PLAYOFF. GOODROW, LOWER BODY, UPPER
BODY? LOWER BODY.
THEY MADE THREE OR FOUR REAL GOOD SAVES IN THE THIRD FOR
SURE. THAT WAS HUGE FOR US.
THAT WAS PROBABLY THE WORST FOUR OR FIVE MINUTES WE HAD IN THE
WHOLE GAME. THAT WAS GREAT.
THE PLAYOFFS ARE ALWAYS A NEW TEST FOR A TEAM.
YOU GUYS WERE DOWN A GAME COMING IN INTO THIS ONE.
WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU ABOUT WHERE YOUR TEAM IS RIGHT NOW?
IT'S GOOD TO GET ON THE BOARD BUT IT'S EVEN BETTER WHEN YOU
PLAY A COMPLETE GAME. LIKE EVERY TIME WE GET SOME
MOMENTUM GOING, WE GIVE IT BACK TO THEM.
WE CAN'T KEEP DOING THAT. WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS CLUB
THAT GIVES YOU THE FEELING OR THE KNOWLEDGE --
IT'S 82-GAME REGULAR SEASON. WE'VE GOT A TALENTED HOCKEY
CLUB. WHEN WE WANT TO PLAY REAL GOOD
HOCKEY, WE'RE A GOOD TEAM. CROSBY'S THIRD GOAL, PRETTY GOOD
INDIVIDUAL PLAY BY HIM. THERE'S FOUR GUYS AROUND HIM.
HE STILL MAKES THE PLAY AND GETS THE REBOUND.
THAT'S WHAT HE CAN DO AND THAT'S WHAT THEY CAN DO, THAT TEAM.
[ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ] I STILL THINK HE'S A
DANGEROUS PLAYER. AGAIN, I TALKED ABOUT MATCHING
UP. MIKA'S LINE PLAYS AGAINST HIM
QUITE A BIT. NEXT GUYS UP, WHOEVER'S PLAYING
AGAINST THAT LINE HAS TO DO A GOOD JOB.
OVERALL WE CONTAINED THEM A LITTLE BIT.
GUENTZEL AND CROSBY ARE GREAT PLAYERS.
THEY'RE TOUGH TO DEFEND. I THINK OVERALL WE DID A DECENT
JOB. AGAIN, THEY'RE GOING TO GET
THEIR CHANCES. [ INAUDIBLE ]
I CAN'T SAY HE WAS REAL GOOD OR REAL BAD.
WITHOUT WATCHING THE GAME BACK. HE GOT SOME BIG PLAYS FOR US AND
THE POWER PLAY WAS REALLY GOOD AND HE'S A BIG PART OF THAT.
WHEN YOU'RE COACHING SOMETIMES IN GAMES LIKE THAT WITH THE
INTENSITY LIKE THAT, I JUST DIDN'T WATCH INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS,
TO BE HONEST. WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION WHEN
YOU SAW HIM GO DOWN LIKE THAT? I WASN'T TOO HAPPY,
OBVIOUSLY. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR IT.
I WAS DISAPPOINTED, THEM GOING AFTER HIM A LITTLE BIT LIKE
THAT. IT DIDN'T LOOK GOOD TO ME.
HOW CONFIDENT DO YOU FEEL GOING ON?
I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE NEXT GAME.
IT'S JUST GO TO PITTSBURGH. GAME THREE IS A BIG GAME FOR
BOTH TEAMS. SO GO THERE AND TRY AND WIN THE
NEXT GAME. IT SEEMS LIKE FROM OUR
PERSPECTIVE IT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE CONSISTENT THAN THE OTHER
BUT NOT TO THE LEVEL YOU NEED IT TO BE AT?
NIGHT. YEAH.
NO. OFFENSIVELY WE HAD SOME GREAT
CHANCES BUT I THINK WE GOT TO BE BETTER DEFENSIVELY.
WHEN WE'RE QUICK IN THE D ZONE WE'RE A REAL GOOD TEAM.
WE'RE SITTING IN THE SLOT TOO MUCH.
WE GOT TO BE QUICKER AND BETTER. DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
DOOMED FOR THAT PENALTY WHERE YOU'RE GETTING ANXIOUS FOR THAT
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITY? YEAH.
I WAS PRETTY HAPPY WE FINALLY GOT SOME CHANCES FOR SURE.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE THEY'RE LETTING IT PLAY LOOSER BECAUSE
IT'S THE PLAYOFFS OR DO YOU FEEL LEA
LIKE YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN MORE CALLS?
I WAS DISAPPOINTED. THEN THEY STARTED TAKING SOME
PENALTIES AND THEIR POWER PLAY GOT A CHANCE.
OVERALL IT'S A TOUGH JOB WITH THE OFFICIALS.
GUYS ARE PLAYING HARD AND COMPETITIVE.
RIGHT OFF THE BAT I THOUGHT THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD A PENALTY ON
TRIPPING THE GOALIE. IT WASN'T CALLED.
THEN THEY GET THE NEXT TWO POWER PLAYS.
HERE WE GO AGAIN. IS THERE A CHANCE HE'LL BE
BACK IF THE SERIES KEEPS GOING? WEEK TO WEEK.
COULD BE A WHILE. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.
COULD YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR THIRD LINE?
THEY HAD A LOT OF ENERGY. YEAH.
THEY WERE SOLID AGAIN. YOUNG KIDS THAT WORK HARD AND
COMPETE HARD. I LIKE WHAT THEY BRING TO OUR
GROUP. THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
EXPERIENCE BUT I LIKE THE WAY THEY PLAY AND THEY BRING A LOT