Ian Laperriere Quotes


You used to put the trap out there, and you'd be fine. Now you just can't do that. And obviously tonight, they came back. - Ian Laperriere



You try to build off a win like that. We came back strong. We just have to be smarter next game, I guess. - Ian Laperriere



You can't just sit on a lead and expect to win those games. That's what we did, and they came at us pretty hard. We got at least one point, but that's not what we came here for. - Ian Laperriere



You can see how close it was for all these teams to get into the playoffs. Anybody really had a chance to beat anybody. The league wanted pretty much an even league and that's what they got. I think the No. 8 seed (in the playoffs) can beat the No. 1 and the No. 7 seed can upset the No. 2 seed and you can just go down the list. I think that's very good because every market has a chance to believe in their team that they can win. - Ian Laperriere



When you're on the power play you get the momentum rolling for you, even when you don't score. You drain the guys who are killing penalties. - Ian Laperriere



When you keep a team like that in the game, that's what is dangerous. They just need a couple chances and they'll win the game like they did (Thursday night). - Ian Laperriere



We've got to pick it up in St. Louis and Chicago. We all knew it was going to be a challenge going down to the end. Everybody's got to pick their game up. - Ian Laperriere