Good position, good pressure, being patient, being assertive. There was no rush to do things, we were patient. We've grown accustomed to that kind of performance, otherwise we wouldn't have won our division. |
He just wanted to know how I felt about it, and I told him I was fine with it, that I wanted it, ... That's all it really was. |
He was right in what he did, ... He got his message across. I think after five or six minutes [sitting there], you get the picture. You know the point he's trying to make. |
He's had his share of ups and downs. Our approach is make it tough -- traffic, lots of shots, draw some confusion and work for second and three chances. |
He's on a roll. It's nice to have a guy who can come in and pick things up if it's shaky for Marty. |
His focus, his mental preparation has been there. There's a lot of pressure, a lot riding on him. It's a tough thing and he has to find a way to deal with it. He has to keep proving himself. |
His mind for the game and the way he thought the game out, he obviously had those tendencies and you could see it a little bit in the back of his mind that he was kind of leaning towards that after he was done playing. |
Honestly, I just want to play hockey again, ... Obviously, money is important to everyone, but I've learned you have to put that stuff behind you. Since the lockout was resolved, I've pretty much stopped thinking about all of the business of the game and just decided to concentrate on playing. |
I could stand here and give you all sorts of excuses about why I had the season I did in 2003-04, but I have vowed to be proactive ... in everything I do this season, |
I don't know how it went in. I was past the goal line. |
I don't know if that's nerves or [being] scared to make mistakes. You can sense a little tentativeness to our game. |
I don't like the politics of hockey, and unfortunately, it seems that's all we've had for the past couple of years, ... Getting on the ice and just playing the game, it really feels good now. |
I expect to play, but we have to make sure. So right now, I'm officially probable. |
I feel alright, I just tweaked it. Everyone keeps telling me it looked worse than it is, so luckily I'm OK. We'll treat it on a day to day basis. If it was the playoffs, I'd definitely be in, but we'll see how it feels tomorrow. |
I felt it needed to be said. I feel a lot of things need to be said. |