He had a couple of chances, ... It's coming. It's just his first game and I hope he's going to get much better. We were playing exactly the same way as we did the last couple of years. When I got the puck I always looked for him. But we're going to work on that in practice [Thursday] and against Toronto [on Friday] he's going to score a couple. |
He takes those stupid penalties all the time. He's an 18 year old kid, and he can't play like this. He starts yapping about his teammates in the newspapers ... I don't know, he should play really hard on the ice and keep it at that. |
He took a stupid penalty. He's an 18-year-old kid, and he's got to learn he can't play like this. |
I don't think about how many goals I'm going to score. I don't care. I would give up all my goals for the eighth playoff spot. |
I don't think we've played our best hockey yet. |
I live in my car now. My girlfriend -- we have a baby sitter, so everything will be OK. |
I'm excited to return to Atlanta and look forward to getting back on the ice and helping my teammates, ... We have a lot of offensive talent and I can't wait to contribute and help lead this team to the next level. |
I'm just going to play my game, you know? Because the rules have changed right now, I think there's been more room for offensive guys and a lot of shots, a lot of opportunities. |
It felt good to be back on the ice tonight, |
It's an unbelievable feeling to know that (Sunday) we're going to fly there and all the best players are going to be there. It's going to be an exciting tournament and a really good experience. |
It's my job to score goals, ... I love to score here at Philips Arena. The fans go crazy, everybody is happy. I like it. |
It's unbelievable. If you lead 3-0 or 4-0, the game is not over yet. |
On the power play, I'm in a really good position, ... Guys are giving me the puck for the one-timer and I get good chances. I played the point back when I played in Russia. It's a really good spot, you know. I have lots of shots and lots of chances. I practice a lot at it and it's working. The goals are coming and the wins are coming. |
That's my job, to score goals and score as many as I can. I don't know if I'm going to be the leader of scoring or not. I just want to help my team win as many games as I can. Maybe I'm going to block the shot and we're going to win the game. |
That's pretty much our last chance. We have to do our job and then think about other teams who can help us. |