GUY BOUCHER:

"I don't think we're being very respectful to a team like Carolina or anybody else that is a little lower in the standings. We can't have that. We're not in a position to think we're better than any other team."

"It just shows a lack of preparation. I would say this is the hardest one to take this year. We always talk about attitude first, work ethic and discipline. In the first period, we had none of those."


STEVEN STAMKOS:

"That was borderline embarrassing in the first period. It doesn't seem like there's any urgency right now when there needs to be. Our season is on the line, and we're not playing like it."

"We're just lucky we play tonight, so we don't have to deal with the consequences."