"Maybe we didn’t score five or six goals, but the whole game we were up one goal and we played...

"Maybe we didn’t score five or six goals, but the whole game we were up one goal and we played consistently. Then they got frustrated and we were able to put two more in. Even if we win by one, 1-0, that’s a great game for us."

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by PaintDrinkingPete on Oct 28, 2010 2:51 PM EDT reply actions

And for the rest of the season

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by can't skate on Oct 28, 2010 2:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Herb Brooks blows the whistle “AGAIN!”

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by TheFuryUnleashed on Oct 28, 2010 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions

I’ll rec this with the naive hope that 19 other folks continue to make things that “boring” for 6 or 7 more months.

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by Bald Pollack on Oct 28, 2010 2:55 PM EDT reply actions

I take some (naive?) solace in the fact that Mike Green appears to no longer be as much of a headcase. If he’s not concerned with playing flashy hockey, and is concerned with getting it done, that’s a huge step in the right direction for him.

And I could live with 18 others making things “boring.” I’m not holding out for Semin to agree to that.

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by SmallZ827 on Oct 28, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Green has always had room to grow between the ears… and to think of his skillset being wielded by a level truly mature and focused guy is pretty scary. Quotes like this definitely make you think he is “getting it”, but clearly it’s a slow process.

by Bushwood Bushwhacker on Oct 28, 2010 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Might a mature version of Green mean a Norris trophy?

(But, of course, we want the Cup, as opposed to individual honors.)

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by CapsFan75 on Oct 28, 2010 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s another dollar pledged for wisdom.

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by EmilyB on Oct 28, 2010 2:57 PM EDT reply actions

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by RedBirdie on Oct 28, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Worth it! :)

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by EmilyB on Oct 28, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions

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by b.orr4 on Oct 28, 2010 4:06 PM EDT reply actions

I’m R.J. Umberger and – WHOA! Where’d Campbell come from?!?!

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by J.P. on Oct 28, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs

Same place as Niklas Kronwall!

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by Rob Parker on Oct 28, 2010 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions

How many games for Campbell if that hit had occurred last night?

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by fat_daddyo on Oct 28, 2010 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Hopefully zero. If they take that hit out of the game they may as well full on adopt women’s hockey rules.

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by Rob Parker on Oct 28, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Hell, play ringette while they’re at it.

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by D'ohboy on Oct 28, 2010 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Talk is cheap

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I’m done with quotes, bakeries, tire changing, locker room leadership and all that BS.

Win the Cup or shut the fuck up.

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by D'ohboy on Oct 28, 2010 5:42 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs

Lest this sound needlessly flippant – it’s not as though the coaching staff and players didn’t know any of this last year. It’s all about execution at this point.

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by D'ohboy on Oct 28, 2010 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Sounds like somebody’s…Staying Angry!

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by redlineblue on Oct 28, 2010 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions

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by winterion on Oct 28, 2010 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions

I dunno. While I agree, insofar as I’m more interested in what happens during the 60 minutes than after it.. at the same time, I just have a hard time getting upset when guys say the right thing. We sort of expect it, especially now, with players getting PR coaching and having a narrative from upstairs. Still.

I guess I’d sympathize more with this viewpoint if that kind of quote came after a night where they didn’t perform on the ice the way we want to see them perform come the post-season. Say, the Preds game.

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by winterion on Oct 28, 2010 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions