Quotes that go "bump" in the night after a Game 7 ...
There’s the right people in that locker room to win a game like today,” coach Peter Laviolette said. “And there’s the right people in that locker room to come back from 3-0 and win a game today.
“I’m really proud,” he said, then pausing. “I’m really proud of the way we played. I’m proud of the way they represented the organization and the way they represented themselves.”
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Chris Pronger on the emergence of James van Riemsdyk in Game 7:
“That’s what’s great about the playoffs,” Pronger said. “You can stink up the joint for the first six [games], but he played a heck of a game today and got a big goal for us. He played hard. And he skated hard. Guys can feed off the energy of a young guy like that.”
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Danny Briere on that amazing wraparound goal:
“My first instinct was to take it straight to the net and crash,” Briere said. “My head was thinking going to the net; my hands were thinking go around the net.":
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Laviolette on Simon Gagne who had 4 goals in the series vs. Boston:
“When he’s at his best, he’s hard to stop,” he said. “He’s got a gift and that gift helps our club win hockey games. He’s doing it under the toughest of circumstances.
“If you’re able to make it to the end and reach to grab that [Stanley Cup], you know you sacrifice … You play hurt, you play injured, and you move on.”
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Pronger on what one word best describes the FLyers and why?
"Relentless from the standpoint we're never going to give up," he said. "We never count ourselves out. Relentless in the belief of what we can do when we set our minds to it and play the game relentless is our work ethic."
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