Player quotes

By Matthew Kredell on November 3, 2007 11:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

Cammalleri
``We were pressing a little bit. We played a little more of an impatient game. It was a big game we were excited about and could have been a big win for us, so maybe that got us a little jumpy.''

LaBarbera
``It was a lot different game than it was last night. Last night, there was a lot more flow and a lot more shots around the net. They did a good job of sticking to their game plan. Right from the get go, they were trying to get pucks in deep and cycle the puck.''

On Sharks' second goal: ``The rebound came off me on a high shot. It put Stuart in a tough spot because he didn't really know where the puck was and had a tough time finding it at his feet. JR just swiped at it and put it in. It was one of those scramble plays that are tough, but JR did a good job finding it and putting it in.''

On Sharks' third goal: ``Cheechoo is one of the best scorers in the league but I felt I was there. Actually, I couldn't believe it went in. I felt I read the play well and was there, it just somehow trickled through.''

J.P. Hoornstra writes about NHL and IHL hockey for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. He welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey. E-mail J.P. at jp.hoornstra
@inlandnewspapers.com.

Jill Painter joined the Daily News in 2000 and during the last eight years she's covered the Dodgers, Cal State Northridge, UCLA, Kings, golf and everything in between. Even though she's from Colorado, she still freezes in the Staples Center press box but always manages to thaw her fingers in time to make deadline. E-mail Jill at jill.painter@dailynews
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