One of Pacioretty’s quotes stood out when discussing the quality of the team’s recent play:
Pacioretty: “As a team, we would like to be playing better. Obviously, there were a lot of wins in there, but we weren’t too thrilled about the process every night when it came to those wins. That doesn’t mean that you sit here and nitpick.
“I know we just went on a little bit of a heater there in terms of the standings, but we do think that we have a lot in our game to get better at, and that’s where the focus is first and foremost.