2011-12-09 11:30:00
“I don’t blame Tampa at all for the way they reacted. I would hope our team would do the same thing. 'Artie' knows it was wrong. He feels awful about it. He apologized to the team right away."
- Rangers coach John Tortorella on the gesture Artem Anisimov made towards Tampa Bay goalie Mathieu Garon after scoring a goal Thursday night. The Lightning won the game 3-2 in a shootout.
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"Last year we came in as maybe an underdog, quietly. Got off to the right start just because teams weren't really ready for us. But this time around that's not the case. They realize we are a good team and they're ready to go against us, right off the get-go."
- Los Angeles' Colin Fraser. The Kings have lost two in a row and are now tied 2-2 in their series against the San Jose Sharks.