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NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: KINGS v BLACKHAWKS


June 2, 2013


Darryl Sutter


CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: Game Two

Chicago – 4
Los Angeles – 2


THE MODERATOR:  Questions, please.

Q.  How soon before the game did you have to make the decision on Mike after warmup?
COACH SUTTER:  Right after warmup.  He was fine today, then I think just once his blood got pumping tonight, the adrenaline got going, there were symptoms.  I went in right after warmup, he was sitting there and I said, Unless you're 100%, you're not playing.

Q.  How big a hole does that put in your lineup?
COACH SUTTER:  Quite honestly, knew he wasn't playing.  I said, Jeff, you're playing center.  Tyler, you go up and play right wing.  Really didn't affect that line at all.
Obviously, it's a big hole.  Same thing we talked about last year.  Different spot in the center.  At the same time I thought we handled that part really well.

Q.  Do you have any expectations about whether he could come back?
COACH SUTTER:  I don't really know.  Literally I talked to him for a minute before the game.  I didn't feel, and he didn't feel, he should play either.

Q.  Robyn had to get stitched up as well?
COACH SUTTER:  Yeah.

Q.  What part of the game didn't your team handle well?
COACH SUTTER:  I thought we played all right.  You know what, we gave them some wide‑open opportunities that they scored on.  One is a forecheck right away early in the game.  We didn't make the play in the wall we could have made.  Then the goal at the end of the first was a read play.

Q.  Was that a mercy hook for Jonathan or do you feel there were things he wasn't doing?
COACH SUTTER:  No, no, I think we play five games in the next 10 days.

Q.  How much do you think the back‑to‑back games affected Quick, or did it?
COACH SUTTER:  I don't think at all.  I think it's no different than it would affect him than any other player.  I don't think that should be an issue.
Quite honestly, I didn't notice that as an issue for either team, back‑to‑back.

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