This is why interviews with coaches and players are completely worthless. It's basically pulling the cord on one of those "The cow says....MOOOO" toys - you get one of maybe 7 or 8 generic answers about "playing hard", "getting time and space", "compete level", "not quitting", and "putting in a 60 minute effort".
On one hand, I get it, especially the intermission interviews. You don't want to say "We started playing X, but now we're switching to Y" right before you get on the ice, basically telling the other team your strategy.
But on the other hand, I think half of it is that they're just not really thinking too hard.
Go back and read post #2 in this thread. We have a Messier guarantee tonight!