On the team’s start to the game and overall performance:
We weren’t at the required level. Tampa played at a higher level than us and got rewarded for it.
On the team’s lack of killer instinct tonight:
Tampa was really good tonight.
On why he started his “worst defenseman (Justin Holl)” on the road for shift one (question via Steve Simmons):
Who is our worst defenseman?
… That’s your opinion, I guess.
On why he started the third line:
It was our best line in the last game we played.