Darren Helm, Avs
“We played a pretty good game tonight…We just have to keep our foot on the gas… We know we have a big job to do in Tampa.
“We are definitely going to try to keep our momentum going into Game 3. We are going to have confidence. We know it’s going to be tougher when Tampa is at home so we look forward to the challenge and moving forward.”
Josh Manson, Avs
“The (Colorado) forwards have been doing such a good job forcing hurried plays and putting them under pressure…(Tampa Bay) is a championship-level team. I don’t think they get frustrated, they are patient and will adjust.”
Jon Cooper, Tampa Bay coach
“They are playing at an elite level right now and we are not….The game got away from us early. There’s no question that tonight was disappointing.”
Victor Hedman, Lightning
“Can’t get down. Gotta see it as an opportunity.” … “We can’t rely on past experiences.”
Ryan McDonagh, Lightning
“I think the biggest thing for our group is just keeping our discipline, not just necessarily saying penalties. Itap discipline playing within our structure. …”
“We can’t just rely on going back to home ice and think itap going to happen easily. We’ve gotta look at ourselves in the mirror. …”
