I thought it was a special goal knowing how important it was at that stage of the game. The game was going to go down to the wire and they were playing really well there. It is a great reflection on a tremendous career. He gets into situations like that because of how he plays, and we have been happy with everything he has done.

Joel Quenneville

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It was good to see him, talk with him and get a better assessment of his foot. He's a tough goalie. He's made big saves, he's very athletic, he's quick and overall he's in tune with the game. If we can get him in before the end of the year, it might be a good scenario.

— Joel Quenneville

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I was very upset with the way we began. We were under siege there in the first period. Down 3-0 going to the third, it doesn't look good. But we could have easily gotten a point (by sending the game to overtime) and who knows what would have happened after that.

— Joel Quenneville

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Milan, tricky player, ... He upgrades the whole team.

— Joel Quenneville

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You look at how he's approached it and kept everybody together. They've definitely been dealt a tough hand, but he's still trying to bring some meaning to coming to the rink every day for the guys.

— Joel Quenneville

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We definitely played a desperate team. You can really tell it was a meaningful game on their end of it.

— Joel Quenneville

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