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An interview with:
JOHNNY ODUYA
PATRICK SHARP
BRYAN BICKELL
COACH JOEL QUENNEVILLE
JOHNNY ODUYA
PATRICK SHARP
BRYAN BICKELL
Q. Johnny, the Ducks are talking defensemen who might have to play some extra minutes, trying to finish checks as much as possible. Do you expect a physical game from them?
JOHNNY ODUYA: Well, I think that's the style they play. A lot of teams try to put pressure on defensemen. I don't expect any different if we would have eight defensemen or two.
They're a good team. I think they play kind of the same way. I don't think they're going to change their game plan too much.
We know they're physical. But, you know, we're used to that, too. We've been around, obviously seen tough forechecks before, too.
We're worried about our game and what we're going to do to win.
Q. Bryan, are you dealing with some kind of injury? Would you tell us if you were?
BRYAN BICKELL: No. I just got the wind knocked out of me. I had a couple seconds to recover. I'm sure everyone's got the wind knocked out of them before. You just couldn't capture your breath.
Went in the locker room a couple minutes to find it, came back out shortly later.
Q. Patrick, we talked yesterday about how this team is relaxed. When do you turn to desperation?
PATRICK SHARP: I think every game, every night. Every game's important. When you look at the series, how it's playing out, 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, doesn't matter, you try to win every night you go on the ice and play with that urgency, play with that desperation. So we're disappointed with the outcome of Game 1. We realize we have the opportunity to win tonight and we'll do our best to do that.
Q. Bryan, after Game 1, it was said your team needed more of a net presence to create traffic in front of the net. What do you think you might need to do to combat what the Ducks are doing defensively?
BRYAN BICKELL: Like you said, get in front. Just to keep our feet moving. I think, you know, that first period, we had chances, some good looks. I think we need to get that net presence to get those second and third opportunities.
I think tonight our goal is to score first. To score first in this game, it's crucial to have the lead and stick with the lead, play out the lead.
Q. Johnny, how was the pace in Game 1? Was it more open than you thought? Less open than you thought?
JOHNNY ODUYA: I think they played pretty smart pace-wise compared to the other series. I think it's about the same. I expect the pace to be a little bit higher today.
I think the pace is going to go up in the series. It's something that we like and we look forward to that. It's fun to play those high-intensity games, the highest level of playoff hockey.
THE MODERATOR: Thanks, guys.
COACH JOEL QUENNEVILLE
Q. Kyle (Cumiskey) playing tonight?
COACH QUENNEVILLE: Very likely.
Q. Any other potential lineup changes for you guys?
COACH QUENNEVILLE: Probably status quo.
Q. Joel, you called up a few of the guys from Rockford. What do you want them to experience? Do you entertain the idea of any of them getting in the game?
COACH QUENNEVILLE: We'll see. Things will be determined by how things go here. Got an opportunity to get some practice in with us, see them as well, see how they fit in with our team down the road.
They're not coming out here right now, we'll see them when we get back to Chicago.
Q. When you traded for Timo, there were some question marks, his age, blood clots. Why haven't you been able to show enough trust in him?
COACH QUENNEVILLE: I think he's progressing there. I think he's getting a little bit more confidence in himself and his game, predictability, where the outlets are, how we play in our own end.
I didn't mind his game the other day. We'll see how things go tonight. Hopefully we can get him more involved in the game.
Q. Joel, how do you handle it when a kid comes in like Kyle? He hasn't played in a long time. Do you talk to him? Do you have the veterans talk to him?
COACH QUENNEVILLE: As a staff, a couple guys will mention some things about what to be aware of, but play to your strengths, use your quickness, use your instincts, rely on that. Knowing there's a certain way how we play our system, play along with that, trust your instincts, keep it simple.
Thank you.
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