Game 1 pre-game quotes: New York

Alain Vigneault, on whether Cam Talbot is available to back up Henrik Lundqvist:
No, day-to-day.

Vigneault, on what he learned from taking Vancouver to the Stanley Cup Final:
Anytime you get at this stage, all series are going to be eventful and challenging. We’ve got the Stanley Cup Champion from two years ago that just beat the Stanley Cup Champions and you’ve got a team that fought real hard to get here to get an opportunity. We’ve got an opportunity. We’re just going to try to make the best of it.

Vigneault, on what he knows of David Leneveu who will be his backup goaltender:
I know from what Benny told me that he finished off the season in Hartford, I think he was 9-1-1. He’s an experienced guy that has been practicing with our team here throughout the playoffs with our guys from Hartford. He’s a good goaltender.

Vigneault, on what he has learned from his past experience against Los Angeles:
LA is going to play a hard game. They play a high percentage game with or without the puck and they play that game in all three zones. We know what to expect from them. And what we have to do is execute to our strengths, that’s what we’re going to try to do today.

Vigneault, on what type of game he expects from Los Angeles in Game 1:
I would say to you, that’s a question to ask to them not to me. I’ve got a real good idea of how they like to play and that’s what I’m preparing my team for. At the end of the day, we’ve talked to our group about playing our game type of hockey that we know we can play.

Vigneault, on his team’s attitude ahead of Game 1:
I would say they’re excited. We’ve been waiting five days here for puck drop. Guys are real focused and there is a lot of energy in our room. We’re looking forward to it.

Brian Boyle, on whether they have to focus on Drew Doughty when Los Angeles is in on the power play:
Yeah definitely, he’s probably what makes it go. We need to limit his time and space as best we can when we’re down a man. We have a system we’ve had success with.

Dominic Moore, on trying to win faceoffs against Los Angeles’ centers:
Faceoffs are always a big part of any series. Obviously Brian and I take a lot of pride in that. Faceoffs are also a team thing, and there are always 50-50 pucks that we can try and focus on and get back as best we can. But we’ll just kind of keep doing what we’re doing.

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