Quotes from San Jose

By Rich Hammond on February 20, 2009 9:08 AM | Permalink | Comments (3) |

Here are some postgame comments from Anze Kopitar after the Kings' 4-2 loss to San Jose last night...

(from AP) KOPITAR: ``I don't think we played as good as we did last night. We didn't compete hard, we didn't win one-on-one battles, and that's the result of the game. We're fighting for a playoff position right now, and we're desperate for points. We need to play with a lot of energy every night. We can't look for excuses at this time of the year.''

(from the Kings' website) KOPITAR: ``That's a start we obviously didn't want. We got it right back but we kind of got back on our heels and we were pressing. We weren't the same team that played last night in Anaheim. ... (Fatigue) isn't a factor. We got to get ourselves ready to play. It would have been nice to win here.''

3 Comments

mrbrett7

said:

I disagree Anze...you guys looked pooped!

February 20, 2009 9:36 AM

anthony said:

One way to limit a players production is to have that player play with Ivanans.
That's enough to put Mario Lemieux through a terrible slump.

February 20, 2009 11:06 AM

mrbrett7

said:

One way to limit a persons knowledge of a sport is to have them speak with Anthony.

February 20, 2009 12:09 PM

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