Toronto Marlies

“It was one of the best starts we've probably had all year. Sometimes, when you have so much success and things are going well, you think it's going to be easy. Nothing’s easy in...

“After that shorthanded goal, we just seemed to not be able to recover, for whatever reason. We started pressing. We are not the type of team that can press like that. That's not how...

"I don't know that we necessarily want to get into that type of game (run and gun) with . Once we started to structure it up, get above them, and create some turnovers, they...

“In the first 40 minutes, I thought we were kind of in quicksand. 20 hours on a bus coming home from Utica and Cleveland can do that to a team. I just like the...

“I thought we played extremely well. The kill in the first period -- the five-minute -- was huge. It was a huge momentum boost for us. The special teams were a huge part...

“We played extremely well. There were moments in this game that I liked more than any game this season. The first 10 minutes were outstanding, and we got a two-goal lead... We got into...

“Even though we were down 1-0 , we did a really good job of dictating a lot of the play. Credit to our guys to understand , recognizing it, and then going out and...

There is much to ponder for Toronto Marlies head coach John Gruden as his team enters the short Christmas break.  Facing a Belleville team short on confidence (one win in their last 11) and playing...

“It's a sequel that you don't really want to continue to because they get worse as they continue to go on. We couldn't get our five-on-five game going because it seemed like there...

“He’s stepped up, for sure. We needed him , and he had a great performance again.” - Cedric Paré on Vyacheslav Peksa “We didn’t come out with much energy. We were kind of flat, for...

“It just got a little bit out of hand, with the special teams and so forth. I give our guys a lot of credit. I don't think we ever quit.” - John Gruden With callups and...

“Again, not the start we wanted. I give the guys a lot of credit. I'm not going to think too much into it. I thought the effort was there; it's just the execution wasn't....

“The first 20 minutes are as good as we could have played. The only thing is we didn't get a goal. I think we needed to get that first one to let a little...

"We started well. There was a lot to like about our game. Again, we don't like the result. If we can bring the same effort tomorrow, we'll give ourselves a chance to win." -...

“Being hurt is no fun. To get back out there and get two points for the team is fun. As a team, we talked about getting to the net, creating a little bit more....

“It’s a great response by our group. I give a lot of credit to the leadership group. They led the way. It just set the tone.” - John Gruden “Especially after giving up that second goal,...

“That’s a really good team (Charlotte). They play with a lot of pace. They have a lot of big, strong guys, and we weren't able to match their intensity. We weren't predictable enough early...

“I thought we outstanding the first 10 minutes. We did exactly what we wanted. We put pucks in. We were forechecking well. We were just playing fast. The penalties took away our momentum,...

“I like the result. I like the goaltending. I like our penalty kill. I loved some of the blocked shots from our PK. They actually won us that game. I thought they were outstanding....

“The game in Belleville (4-0 loss) was a wake-up call for us. I think we had a great response. I thought we played really well and capitalized on the chances they gave us.” -...