Quotable: the Flames beat the Canucks 4-3 (in overtime)

We’re very capable of playing a solid 60 minute game. Obviously on Saturday that wasn’t the team we know we are. Had a real good practice yesterday and I thought, you know, we played a really good, strong second and third period. Obviously they tied it up late there, we want to get better at that, the six on five or whatever, it was five on five… We found a way to win in overtime and come out of here with four out of the six points.

I thought he played really well. He’s easy to play with. He tries to make the simple play and he has poise with the puck. I was really impressed with what I saw and he has a really bright future ahead of him. I thought he played really well. Obviously he got a little unlucky with some calls, I think, but other than that I think he played really well. I was surprised by how poised he was.

That line was awesome for us. Milan and Dubes and Benny. I thought they were excellent all night. They had some heavy shifts for us, two goals, really got the game turned around for us after we had to kill all the penalties. Not only did they score the goal, but they had a tremendous shift in the offensive zone leading up to it. I thought they played an integral part to getting us going tonight and putting them back together was a real good thing for our team in terms of what they brought. Exactly the same energy as in the bubble.

Outside of the penalties that Connor took, I thought he was fine. Obviously he got his first NHL point. I thought Ras had an excellent hockey game. I thought he just played within himself again, he looked like he did a couple of weeks ago. I thought he was real effective. He was moving the puck, playing well away from it. It was a good thing. And you’re right, there’s an awful lot of young guys there.

You’ve got to add in Noah Hanifin to the group, too. He’s played 400 games but he’s still a young guy. I thought they did a good job back there for us tonight. These are the types of games you learn from.