We made mistake after mistake with the puck. They exposed a lot of the weakness on our team.

I know he can shoot the puck really well, he proved that tonight with the goal. He played a real responsible game outside of that.

When that happens, it's a tactical mistake on our part. We can't blame the goalie on that one.

He looks to me to be a guy that really is taking the team and wants a prolonged run. He's a heck of a hockey player. What a benefit to have when you're trying to protect the lead; just the smarts, the composure, the hands, the passing, the physical play and the decision-making. He's been incredible for the last number of weeks.

I've never seen a guy implode like that at this level, especially in a game so meaningful to his team. It was very selfish of him.

That has been a weakness for us for a while, overall team defense. We only score about 54 points a game, so we have to keep games in the high 40s and once in a while in the low 50s. We're just not that good defensively.