(St. Louis) just laid down. (But) I shouldn't have done it. |
A lot of guys got a lot of ice time. It was nice to see everyone play hard. This was a big win. |
A lot of us learned from Salt Lake, and we learned that if you're not ready, anything can happen. |
Before the Olympic break he was struggling a little bit, as was the team. I think the break rejuvenated him. Knowing that Dom was injured and he was going to get some playing time helped him relax. |
Buffalo's goaltending wasn't the best they had, and we took advantage of that, ... When you get off on the wrong foot, it's tough to get back, and I think that's what we did to their goalies. |
Buffalo's goaltending wasn't the best they had, and we took advantage of that. When you get off on the wrong foot, it's tough to get back, and I think that's what we did to their goalies. |
But you learn from it and you move on. Nobody can take this (pointing at his gold medal) away from us, either. |
Especially the Olympics [in 2010], I'm sure some of us aren't going to be there. We had one goal from the start and that was make the finals and play for the gold medal. It's always tough to go all the way, we've had some good luck playing Switzerland in the quarters and tonight we had a great effort from 20 guys. That's why we won. |
Everybody has the right to have their own opinion, |
From the beginning our goal was to get to the final and play for the gold medal. It's always tough to go all the way, and we have had some good luck. Tonight we had a great effort from 20 guys. |
From the beginning, we showed we wanted this game, and I think the Czechs felt that. |
He can make things happen from nothing and from nowhere. He takes pressure off guys. |
He didn't say too much. I'm not sure why he didn't play today but I'm sure with the back-to-back games ... it's good for us just to have him around. |
He doesn't get frustrated if he gets hit ... he gets up and keeps playing. Not like that other rookie [Crosby], who starts crying. I think there's a big difference in the attitude. |
He is in much better shape overall. He's a lot stronger ... he looks good. |