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CAN DO WHEN WE COME TOGETHER AS
A GROUP AND WE ARE OBVIOUSLY
VERY HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE
GAME ENDED BUT I’M NOT GOING TO
LIE, A LITTLE DIFFERENT FEELING.
>> NEXT QUESTION FROM THE MEDIA
CENTER.
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THE ATHLETICS.
>> QEJ0█BRADEN, THIS ONE IS FOR
THAT OVER TIME WINNING GAME TWO.
WHAT DID YOU LIKE OVERALL ABOUT
THE WAY THE GUYS PLAYED?
AND WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE SO
FAR AND PULLING OVER HERE?
>> I THINK WE ARE PLAYING OUR
SYSTEMS WELL.
WE ARE PLANE RESPONSIBLE HOCKEY.
THEIR SPEED AND THEIR TALENT
AND TRY TO TAKE AWAY TIME. IF
ANYTHING, JUST THE FACT IT’S
BEEN A GROUP EFFORT AND
EVERYBODY IS CHIPPING IN.
>> WE WILL GO DOWN TO DIANA
NEURO-, TAMPA BAY.
>> BRADEN WE TALKED I DON’T
KNOW WHEN AT THIS POINT.
BUT ABOUT YOUR LINE SOMEONE WHO
PLAYED DIFFERENTLY.
SEEMS LIKE YOU’VE GOTTEN A LOT
MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE SHOT.
THE GOAL WITH THE PAST FEW
GAMES, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING WITH
HIM?
ARE YOU SEEING CONFIDENCE?
>> HE’S A CONFIDENT PLAYER.
HE IS SUPER RELIABLE FOR US.
ALWAYS IN THE RIGHT SPOT.
GOT TONS OF SKILL. LIKE YOU
SAY, HE’S GOT A HAWK OF A SHOT.
I SEE THE WIN FOR HIM NOW IS
AWESOME.
>> TAKE A QUESTION FROM ERIC
BURLINGTON.
>> VICTOR. WHAT DID IT MEAN TO
GET THAT GOAL AT THE END OF THE
FIVE MINUTE POWER PLAY.
A BIG DIFFERENCE 2-0 OR 3-0.
JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU
CAPITALIZE ON THAT.
>> IT WAS SUPER EXCITING.
THAT WAS BIG FOR US.
WE CAPITALIZE WHEN WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE POWER PLAY.
>> ONE MORE.
JOE ROMANO, TAMPA BAY SON.
>> THE LIGHTNING HAVE OBVIOUSLY
BEEN AND OFFENSIVE MACHINE THE
LAST THREE YEARS.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE GROWTH
OF THE DEFENSE OVER THE LAST
YEAR YOU’VE SEEN?
>> BRADEN HIT IT SPOT ON.
WE ARE A RESPONSIBLE GROUP OUT
THERE.
WE ARE UNIT, THE BEST IN THE
BACK.
WE ARE SUPER CONFIDENT IN THE
WAY THAT WE PLAY AND IN OUR
SYSTEM.
EVERYONE IS DOING THEIR JOB. WE
WILL BE A TOUGH TEAM TO BEAT.
OBVIOUSLY HAVING THE BEST SCORE
IN THE LEAGUE BACK THERE.
AS A GROUP, WE HAVE COME
TOGETHER AND FOCUSED IN ON THE
DETAILS.
WE WILL STILL SCORE GOALS.
COLEMAN AND ANDRE.
>> THIS IS FOR BLAKE.
CANADIAN PRESS IS ASKING WITH
WHAT’S GOING ON THE LAST FEW
DAYS THE CONVERSATIONS AND
PROMOTIONS AND REFLECTIONS.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE TODAY TO GET
UP AND PLAY, DID IT FEEL
DIFFERENT?
>> IT FELT THE SAME, OBVIOUSLY,
THE LESS 48 HOURS WERE
IMPORTANT.
THERE’S A LOT OF REFLECTING AND
GOOD CONVERSATIONS THAT WENT
ON.
OBVIOUSLY WOULD IN WITHIN OUR
OBVIOUSLY WOULD IN WITHIN OUR
TEAM. AND ALSO AROUND THE
LEAGUE.
IT’S IMPORTANT WE DID WHAT WE
DID.
WE ARE HERE TO WIN A CUP, AS
WELL.
YOU HAVE TO SWITCH THAT SWITCH
BACK ON.
CREDIT TO BOTH TEAMS.
I THOUGHT THAT AFTER WE HAD
THOSE MOMENTS AT THE BEGINNING,
IT WAS ALL BUSINESS.
THERE WAS NO LACK OF INTENSITY.
EVERYBODY WAS RESPECTIVE.
>> NEXT QUESTION FROM THE MEDIA
CENTER.
>> THIS IS DAVE.
FOR EITHER OF YOU, VICTOR SPOKE
ABOUT HOW YOU GUYS HAVE COME
TOGETHER FROM A DEFENSIVE
PERSPECTIVE ACROSS THE BOARD.
ALL FIVE GUYS ON THE ICE AT THE
SAME TIME.
AT THE SAME TIME, YOU HAVE NOT
ALLOWED BOSTON TO BUILD MOMENTUM
IN THIS GAME WHAT DO CONTRIBUTE
TO THAT ELEMENT IN KEEPING
BOSTON TO NOT GAIN MOMENTUM OR
ATTEMPT TO IN THIS ONE.
>> IT’S A COMMITMENT UP AND
DOWN THE LINE EVERYBODY IS
TRUSTING EACH OTHER TO DO THEIR
JOBS.
WITH THE GUY NEXT TO YOU IS
COMMITTED TO DO WHAT HE’S
SUPPOSED TO DO, AND MAKES YOUR
JOB EASIER.
IT MAKE THINGS A LOT EASIER
COMING OUT OF THE ZONE.
BIG SHOT BLOCKS STRONG IN FRONT
OF OUR NET.
THAT HAS BEEN HUGE.
EVERYTHING WE’VE NEEDED HAS
COME TOGETHER.
WE ARE WAITING TO COUNTER ON
THEM.
NEXT QUESTION JOE SMITH
ATHLETICS.
THIS ONE IS FOR ANDRE.
>> THEY HAD THE LEAD LATE IN
THE GAME.
AT THE LAST MINUTE HOW MUCH DID
THAT SPARK FOR THE LAST-MINUTE
GUYS TO MAKE THE PLACE?
>> WE WERE PLAYING A GREAT GAME
TODAY.
HE HAS A GREAT GAME.
WHEN YOUR STAR PLAYER IS DOING
THOSE GREAT THINGS, EVERYBODY
IS FOLLOWING HIM.
>> NEXT QUESTION, DIANA, TAMPA
BAY TIMES.
>> ANDRE, LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE
SHOOTING THE PUCK A LITTLE MORE
ON IT AND A LITTLE MORE
CONFIDENT.
ARE YOU FEELING DIFFERENT
BEHIND YOUR SHOT?
IT HAS BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL
THE LAST FEW GAMES.
>> NOT REALLY, I’M PLAYING THE
SAME GAME.
OBVIOUSLY, WANT TO MAKE A NICE
PLAY.
IT’S GOING IN AND I’M HAPPY
WITH HOW THE TEAM IS PLAYING.
>> WE WILL TAKE A COUPLE MORE.
KEN CAMPBELL, HOCKEY NEWS.
>> ANDRE, SINCE YOUR OVERTIME
GOAL IN GAME TWO, THINGS HAVE
GONE YOUR WAY IN THE SERIES IN
TERMS OF YOUR TEAM AND IS
DOMINATING PLAYER SCORED 11 IN
THE LAST 13 GOALS.
WHAT’S BEEN DIFFERENT FROM
GAMES THREE AND FOUR FROM GAME
ONE AND TWO.
>> WE DON’T CHEAT ON THE ICE WE
DO IT THE RIGHT WAY, STAY ON
THE RIGHT WAY OF THE PUCK AND
WE TRY TO TURN THE PUCK OVER.
ALL FOUR LINES ARE PLAYING GOOD
HOCKEY.
>> NEXT QUESTION, ERIC
>> NEXT QUESTION, ERIC
BURLINGTON.
>> BLAKE, HOW IMPORTANT IS IT
FOR YOU GUYS TO TRY TO KEEP IT
FIVE ON FIVE AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE WITH THE SUCCESS THE
POWER PLAY IS HAVING, KEEP IT
IN THE GAME AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.
>> OBVIOUSLY, THEY HAVE A LOT
OF WEAPONS THAT CAN MAKE YOU
BIG IF YOU TAKE THE PENALTIES.
THEY’VE ALREADY SCORED A
HANDFUL IN THE SERIES BUT FOR
THE MOST PART I THINK THEY’VE
DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB.
I THINK OUR DISCIPLINE HAS BEEN
PRETTY CONSISTENT.
I THINK THEY’VE TAKEN SOME
FRUSTRATING PENALTIES AND WE
HAVE SOME PRETTY GOOD EXPOSURE
NOT GETTING BACK IN THE
SITUATION.
IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
GET OUT OF THE BOX.
I THINK EVERYONE IN THE ROOM
LIGHTNING THREE-ZERO LEAD. AND
THEN COACH COOPER IS
COMMENTING.
>> TORONTO SON. THE COMING
TOGETHER OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT
BEFORE THE GAME HOW YOU GUYS
GOT BACK WITH YOUR COMPETITIVE
EDGE AND PLAYED A REALLY GOOD
GAME.
>> THE ONE THING I CAN SAY
ABOUT THAT IS BOTH TEAMS ARE IN
THE SAME BOAT.
EVERYBODY IN BOTH BUBBLES IN
THE SAME BOAT.
YOU CONSCIOUSLY AS A COACHING
STAFF, YOU DON’T WANT TO TAKE
THE FOCUS AWAY FROM WHAT’S
HAPPENED IN THE LAST TWO DAY.
WE MEET AS A GROUP THE NIGHT
BEFORE EACH GAME.
WE DIDN’T DO ANYTHING REALLY
HOCKEY RELATED.
IT WAS A LOT OF STAYING ON
POINT OF WHAT’S GOING ON.
BUT KEEPING IN MIND, WE DO HAVE
A GAME.
I THINK THE NOON START PROBABLY
HELPED.
BECAUSE YOU ARE DEFINITELY,
THERE IS NO TURNING THE PAGE ON
WHAT’S GOING ON.
BUT YOU HAVE TO REFOCUS BECAUSE
GAME FOUR IS GOING ON.
WE ARE HERE FOR A REASON AND
THAT’S TO DO A JOB AND WIN A
PLAYOFF SERIES.
IT WAS A DELICATE BALANCE BUT
WE DID NOT WANT TO PUT THE GAME
AHEAD OF WHAT’S GONE ON UNTIL
THIS MORNING.
THAT WAS OUR MESSAGE TO THE
GUYS.
JUST MAKE SURE WHEN WE COME TO
THIS RINK IT’S HOCKEY AND I
THINK OUR GUYS DID A REALLY
GOOD JOB OF FOCUSING.
>> NEXT QUESTION, MEDIA CENTER.
>> NEXT QUESTION, MEDIA CENTER.
>> WITH RESPECT TO NICK RITCHIE
, THE EFFECT HE HAD ON YANNI
GORDON.
BRUCE CASSIDY CALLED HIM A
CERTAIN PLAYER. THAT GOT YOU
FIVE MINUTES ON THE POWER PLAY.
JUST CURIOUS ABOUT YOUR
RESPONSE.
>> HE IS A CLEVER PLAYER SO NO
DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
BUT I THINK, THAT WAS A LEAGUE
REVIEW HIT.
HE DID NOT JUST MAKE UP THE
FIVE MINUTES.
A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED THAT
GOES INTO THAT.
MY RESPONSE WOULD BE, YOU ARE
ALWAYS BATTLING FOR YOU GUYS.
TAKE MYSELF OUT BEING THE HEAD
COACH OF THE LIGHTNING.
I THOUGHT THE IT WAS LATE.
IT’S HITTING AND UNEXPECTED
OPPONENT.
SO THOSE ARE THE HITS THAT IF
YOU’RE GONNA GET SOME NOT
EXPECTING, HIT SOMEBODY FROM
BEHIND OR AHEAD, RICHIE CHECKED
BEHIND OR AHEAD, RICHIE CHECKED
OFF A BUNCH OF BOXES THERE.
I THINK REGULAR SEASON, I’M
GUESSING, DON’T HOLD ME TO
THIS, NOBODY HAS TALKED TO ME,
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE LEAGUE
IS DOING.
I’M SURE IT WILL BE REVIEWED.
REGULAR-SEASON FOR SURE
SUSPENSION.
CLEVER OR NOT, IT WOULD BE A
SUSPENSION.
I SHOULDN’T SAY THAT.
I SHOULD NOT SAY REGULAR-
SEASON.
OF THE FACT THEY GAVE HIM A
FIVE, TAKES HIM OFF THE HOOK.
SO THAT WOULD BE MY GUESS.
IS PLAYOFF HOCKEY.
IS TOUGH.
AND THE FACT THAT GORDON CAME
BACK.
WE DID NOT HOLD HIM BACK.
GORDON WAS A TOUGH KID.
WE WERE TRYING TO ERR ON THE
SIDE OF CAUTION.
SO, I WOULD SAY YES A CLEVER
PLAYER AND A GUTSY PLAYER.
>> NEXT QUESTION, JOE SMITH,
THE ATHLETICS.
>> YOU ARE STILL PROTECTING A
TWO-GOAL LEAD IN THE GAME.
PLAYS THAT HE MAY DEFENSIVELY.
HOW MUCH FOR THE WHOLE GROUP?
THE LAST COUPLE GAMES YOU
PLAYED WELL.
PLAYED AGAINST A REALLY GOOD
TEAM.
>> HE’S A WONDERFULLY GIFTED
PLAYER.
AND WHEN HE GETS ALL THE
ACCOLADES BECAUSE OF WHAT HE
BRINGS TO THE OFFENSE SIDE OF
THINGS, OFTENTIMES PLAYERS THAT
PLAY JUST OFFENSE, YOU WILL SEE
THEM AND GET THEIR PITCHER ON
THE FRONT PAGE OF THE  PAPER.
AND THERE’S A BUNCH OF PLAYERS
THAT PLAY 200 FOR A GAME AND
YOU ARE SEEING SOME OF THEM
TONIGHT.
YOU ARE SEEING ON THEIR END,
THEY HAVE GUYS IN THE TOP LINE
THE PLAY 200 FEET.
WE HAVE GUYS ON OUR TEAM TO GET
ACCOLADES FOR PLANE 200 FEET.
ACCOLADES FOR PLANE 200 FEET.
BUT, IN SAYING THAT, YOU LOOK
AT THESE OFFENSIVE AND GIFTED
PLAYERS.
THE REASON THEY PLAY ALL THE
TIME IS BECAUSE THEY ARE SMART
AND THEY KNOW HOW TO PLAY ON
THEIR OWN END.
YOU CAN FLOW OFFENSIVE PLAYERS
OFF THE BOARD FOR 20 MINUTES IF
THEY’RE NOT GONNA PLAY ON THE
END.
IN THAT REGARD, IT HAS BEEN, IS
THE REASON WE ARE HAVING A LOT
OF SUCCESS WE’RE HAVING.
AS A COACH YOU HAVE TO TRUST
YOUR PLAYERS.
IT’S ALSO OVER THE BOARDS
BECAUSE OF THE NAME ON THE BACK
BECAUSE OF THE NAME ON THE BACK
OF THE JERSEY. I
TRUST THEM AND ALL THAT
SITUATION.
>> NEXT QUESTION, TAMPA BAY
TIMES.
>> JOHN, WE’VE TALKED A LOT
ABOUT WHAT HE BRINGS ON THE
LINE.
SHOT HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN
AFTER GAMES.
HE’S SHOOTING WITH MORE
CONFIDENCE.
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING?
>> I THINK YOU ANSWERED YOUR
OWN QUESTION.
PLAYERS ISSUED HAVE A LOT OF
CONFIDENCE.
WE PUT THEM IN POSITION TO HE’S
ALSO GOT PRETTY GOOD PLAYERS
THAT ARE IN THE PARK.
SO WE GOT SOME GUYS THAT CAN
GET IT. YOUR JOB IS TO SHOOT IT.
THERE’S A REASON TO PLAY WITH
THOSE GUYS.
I’M JUST HAPPY TO GO IN. HE
PAID SUCH A PRICE ON THE ICE.
HE’S ONE OF THE POSTER CHILD
FOR GOING IN.
>> WE WILL TAKE A COUPLE MORE,
NEXT QUESTION, LIGHTNING.COM.
>> BUILDING OFF JOE’S QUESTION,
A COUPLE QUESTIONS AGO.
HOW PROUD OF YOU ARE THE WAY
THE TEAM CLOSED OUT THE GAMES?
IN THE LAST THREE CONTEST?
>> I DID NOT KNOW THAT STAT.
THANKS LINDSAY.
IT’S THE TALENT THEY HAVE OVER
THERE. THEY ARE AN EXCEPTIONAL
TEAM.
I THINK WHAT SETS THINGS LIKE
THIS UP IS WHEN YOU HAVE THE
LEAD. THEY HAD TO PLAY THEIR
PLAYERS A BUNCH OF MINUTES TO
GET THEMSELVES BACK INTO IT.
HOW WE WEATHER THE STORM, THEY
HAD THE POWER PLAY THE, THEY
HAD ALL THE POWER PLAYS IN THE
THIRD PLAYING A LOT.
YOU ARE HOPING FOR FATIGUE A
LITTLE BIT.
ON OUR SIDE OF THINGS, GUYS
WERE COMMITTED AND BLOCKING
SHOTS AND COMMITTED TO THE
NEUTRAL ZONE.
YOU ARE HOPING AT SOME POINT
FRUSTRATION SETS IN ON THEM BUT
IT WAS PRETTY GOOD EFFORT BY
THE GUYS TO SHUT THEM DOWN.
>> WE’LL TAKE TOMORROW.
THE NEXT QUESTION, CAN
CAMPBELL.
>> IT SEEM LIKE THE SERIES
REALLY TURNED AFTER THE
OVERTIME GOAL.
YOU GUYS HAVE SCORED 11 OF THE
LAST 13 GOALS SINCE THEN.
AS I SAID, IT’S TAKEN A TURN.
WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THAT TO?
WHAT’S BEEN THE DIFFERENCE IN
THE LAST TWO GAMES OVER THE
FIRST TWO GAMES?
>> IT’S WEIRD BEING IN THE
BUBBLE BECAUSE THE ONE THING
THAT CAN AFFECT THE GAMES ARE
FANS.
FANS CAN HAVE BOTH POSITIVE AND
NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THE HOME
TEAM, ROAD TEAM, DEPENDING ON
HOW THINGS ARE GOING.
GETTING THE FIRST GOAL, I
BELIEVE IS BIG.
BUT WE LOSE THAT FIRST GAME AND
WE ARE IN OVERTIME GOAL AWAY
FROM POTENTIALLY BEING DOWN TO
02 AND NOW 1-1. MENTALLY THAT
HAS A HUGE EFFECT, ESPECIALLY
WHEN YOUR TEAM FEELS THEY ARE
GETTING REWORD REWARDED FOR HOW
YOUR PLANE.
THEN YOU GO OUT AND SCORE 1st.
NOW YOU ARE MAKING THE OTHER
TEAM CHASE.
THERE IS NO ONE ELSE IN THE
BUILDING TO COMMENT OR
INFLUENCE BY CHEERING OR BOOING
OR WHATEVER YOU DO, THIS IS THE
TWO TEAMS PLAYING.
RIGHT NOW THE GUYS ARE FEELING
IT.
LET’S HOPE IT CONTINUES.
>> OUR FINAL QUESTION.
LIGHTNING INSIDER.
>> JOHN, WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE
WHEN YOU HAVE A FIVE-MINUTE
MAJOR TO GET A GOAL.
MAYBE NOT LET MOMENTUM GET
AWAY.
IT’S OBVIOUS YOU MAKE A TWO-
GOAL OR THREE-GOAL GAME.
BEYOND THAT HOW THE GAME CAN BE
MANAGED FROM THAT POINT ON TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
>> YOU LOOK AT THAT, IT’S JUST
TWO AT THAT POINT.
YOU LOOK AT THAT FIVE-MINUTE
MAJOR, SIX AND HALF MINUTES LEFT
. AND NOW SOME GUYS ARE GOING
TO SIT.
BUT YOU DON’T WANT TO KILL YOUR
MOMENTUM.
THE BRUINS WERE DOING A HECKUVA
JOB IN THE FIRST THREE MINUTES
OR SO.
I THINK WE HIT A PIPE.
WE HAD A LUCK OR TWO BUT
NOTHING SUSTAINED.
THE MESSAGE IS TO BUILD
MOMENTUM OUT OF THE POWER PLAY
REGARDLESS OF SCORING.
EVENTUALLY YOU’LL GET A GOOD
BOUNCE IN SCORE.
YOU KIND OF, THE WIND GOES OUT
OF THEIR SALES.
WHEN THAT HAPPENS NOW IT’S 2-3.
WHEN THAT HAPPENS NOW IT’S 2-3.
BUT THE ONE THING IS, IT’S
PIVOTAL WHEN WE SCORED I FELT
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE DID,
YOU DON’T WANT TO LOSE YOUR
MOMENTUM. ANOTHER TEAM CAN
BUILD MOMENTUM.
THEY GET THE GOAL FOR US.
