I'm lucky that I was given the gift of a pretty nice skating stride that allows me to do a lot of things at top speed, |
I'm sure he's looking forward to that responsibility, that competition. He feels he's done enough in the regular season, but great players are remembered by how they do in the playoffs. |
I've been fortunate to have been around long enough to get close to that. |
If [zero tolerance] is what you're going to press for, then do it, ... That's what we've been preached to for the last five months. |
If I didn't care and USA Hockey didn't mean a lot to me, I would have just skated off and they never would have heard from me again. I haven't turned my back on USA Hockey. I want it to be better, to be a better experience for people. If it does help, that's great. If not, that's their problem then. |
If you look at it, it could really be an excellent opportunity to get fans interested in hockey again, ... Would it be better if it was Salt Lake City (2002) or Vancouver (2010)? Sure. But you still have the opportunity to get the game out there and let people see it. |
It (being an underdog) can tend to be a bit of a motivating factor. |
It comes and goes. It's been a roller-coaster situation with us. But if we continue to do the things we do, the puck will find its way through. |
It just doesn't make sense, |
It takes a lot from the higher-ups all the way down [to see] how USA Hockey is operated. There are a lot of guys who have been there for many years. Maybe we need some new blood in there and run some things differently. I've seen a lot of familiar faces. I've been with USA Hockey for a long time. It's probably time some things change. |
It was a matter of shooting the puck on net and seeing what happens. |
It was an exciting afternoon. NBC probably couldn't have asked for a better game. |
It was going to be a matter of time before it happened. We played a solid game from start to finish. We were smart and made the most of our opportunities. |
It was good to salvage something. |
It was in the back of my mind. I thought there might be a chance. |