Postgame Quotes - Isles 5, Thrashers 2
February 2nd, 2007 by Tom
Real nice win by the Islanders over Atlanta on the road last night. Isles held an explosive team in check for most of the game and when the Thrashers had chances, Mike Dunham was up to the task. Rookie Tambellini made his presence felt with three assists on the day of his call-up. Way to make them notice you, buddy.
Here is a sampling of what they were saying postgame:
“I had a good talk with Viktor this morning and with Miro before the game about the importance of those two guys, especially with Yashin out of the lineup and our so-called top line dismantled,” Ted Nolan told Newsday’s Greg Logan. “Viktor had a great game, Miro had a great game and Tambellini stepped in and did a great job for us. He sure added some speed and created some open ice.”
“I don’t think we shot well,” Atlanta coach Bob Hartley told Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Craig Custance after the game. “We could have scored 20 goals tonight if we hit the net.”
“I got a lot of chances,” Ilya Kovalchuk told the Associated Press. “I need to shoot 100 percent.”
“We knew they would get their chances,” Mike Dunham told the AP. ”We just wanted to keep them to a minimum.”
