April 13, 2009
“I think we’re probably sick and tired of people telling us how good we are instead of how hard we work, and that’s going to get us out of [this slump].”
— January 21, 2009, 2-0 loss at St. Louis
Mood: unrushed. (In a game where scoring chances were at a premium, Q continually stresses the importance of checking, of patience, of organic progress. His moon-on-water tie suggests tiding—the rise of water over the course of time, gradual but also consequential.)

“I think we’re probably sick and tired of people telling us how good we are instead of how hard we work, and that’s going to get us out of [this slump].”

— January 21, 2009, 2-0 loss at St. Louis

Mood: unrushed. (In a game where scoring chances were at a premium, Q continually stresses the importance of checking, of patience, of organic progress. His moon-on-water tie suggests tiding—the rise of water over the course of time, gradual but also consequential.)