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NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS: FLYERS v BLACKHAWKSJune 6, 2010Dustin ByfuglienMarian HossaCHICAGO, ILLINOIS: Game Five Blackhawks – 7 JAMEY HORAN: Questions for Dustin and Marian. Q. Dustin, you initiated a lot of the action tonight. Can you talk a little bit maybe about your thought process coming into the game? DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN: You know, being -- getting down there two games in their building, you know, we had to come back with some fire and just get on them and show them that we weren't going to quit. Right from the get-go we just moved our feet and stayed physical. Q. Dustin, how driven were you going into the game tonight? DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN: I was focused, ready. I knew what I had to do. Just stuck to my game plan and never got away from it. Q. Dustin, is there any extra satisfaction in flattening Chris Pronger the way you did? DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN: No, he's out there to battle. So am I. I'm going to try to get the best of him and be strong. That's all I have to do. Q. Dustin, guys in the locker room were saying you came out with fire in your eyes. You played like a big man. Was there personal motivation? Had you gotten off of the game you wanted to play at all? DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN: I don't know if I really got off my game. I just wasn't getting the bounces and the things that make me happy. I just knew I had to come in and work hard and do the best I can to help the team. That's the way I came in today. Q. Marian, how do you feel about your -- how do you feel about the third shot at the Cup? And what have you learned in the first two that will help you in the third? MARIAN HOSSA: Well, we know it's going to be the toughest game to close it. Having been in that situation, especially last year, the momentum in the first shift next game, first goal going to be so important to get the momentum like tonight. That's going to be so important for us to start really well. Q. Marian, tell me about the line changes that Joel implemented. How did you think about that, and how did you feel your team played start to finish throughout the entire game tonight? MARIAN HOSSA: I think we found the energy. We kind of shuffled the lines a little bit. I think from the beginning we seemed to have a jump. We were forechecking hard. We were in the right spots. I think everybody started going, all four lines kept rolling. After everybody -- I felt like everybody had good legs going, and we put lots of pressure on their D. We scored first three goals. That's huge. Q. Similar question, Buff. When did you find about your line change, and do you think about it when they tell you who you are playing with? Do you think it was a good thing that you, Kane and Toews were split up after the first four games? DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN: I think so. We didn't have too much production out of us. We had to change things up. We didn't really have time to sit and think about who we were playing with. It was kind of like the last second. All year we've mixed the lines around, and everyone has really played with everyone. So it wasn't a real big thing. It was just going out there and playing together as a team and moving our feet and doing the right things. Q. Dustin, there was a lot of talk coming into this about how Chris Pronger was dominating this series and the battle with you. Did you feel that you needed to make a statement or prove anything? DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN: No, I don't think he's been winning any big battles. The guy does what he does. You can't ever stop. You have to continue working. The harder you work, the more you're going to get and pressure him, and he's going to have a hard time too. Q. Dustin, can you just talk about the power-play? What were you guys doing tonight that maybe you hadn't been doing earlier in the series? DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN: We just settled down and played our game and that's a big factor, just even with the even strength, we came out ready to go, controlling the puck a little better. That led into the power-play with guys just settling down, confidence and just playing. That's something we needed to do. That's something we did very well tonight. Q. Dustin, you're kind of low-key after that first goal as opposed to how you normally are. What was your mindset there? DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN: Just excited. We haven't done anything yet. It wasn't a big thing to celebrate. It wasn't a real big goal. But we won a game, and we have to stay focused and get ready for another one. Q. Marian, maybe some thoughts on Jonathan Toews' game tonight. MARIAN HOSSA: Jonathan Toews? Playing with him is always fun. He's working hard. He likes to play two-way game. That's great. Make it easier on our teammates. He gives you the puck. I think he performed well. He made a really beautiful pass to Buff on a power-play and great game by him. JAMEY HORAN: Thank you, gentlemen. End of FastScripts |
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