He's preparing himself mentally off the ice before he comes to the rink, and he's been our best player on the ice. |
He's trying to yell it as loud as he can. He's standing on top of the mountain, screaming. I don't know if anybody will hear, but you've got to love the way he took charge of the game. |
His game, I thought, was right on the money, and he just didn't see the results. When your game is good, results usually follow, whether it's team-wise or individual. |
Hopefully, Washington's got our attention. I'd hate to see the same effort and preparation again. It's unacceptable. It's inexcusable. |
I am very excited and honored to have the opportunity to represent my country in this capacity, ... I have had great experiences with USA Hockey in the past as a player and a coach and I am looking forward to this new challenge. |
I can guarantee that's not why they're on the team. They're on the team because they've earned it. Bret Hedican is on his way to one of his best years in the league. |
I can tell you that when we take the ice, our goal will not be to do well in this tournament. We will as a group be focused on one thing and one thing only, and that's winning a gold medal. |
I didn't feel a momentum change. I thought that we had more scoring chances tonight than we have had in a long time. |
I don't have any answers for you. |
I don't think our team is overly fast. We play hard. We work hard together. Yes, we have some fast players, but not all 12 of our forwards have blazing speed. It's more of an identity. |
I don't think that they're down. We just remain confident that we're going to win a hockey game. |
I don't think we are a one-player or one-line team. We are truly a group. We need to have a team mentality that you have to take all 20 of us down, and not just the No. 1 guy. |
I don't think you'll find the players in [the Carolina dressing room] saying that was their 'A' game. It wasn't pretty and it wasn't our typical style, but we found a way to get two points. |
I felt like it was not going anywhere. They were clearly on top of their game, and we were clearly sitting back on our heels. We needed to get going before this got too far out of hand. |
I guess I'm happy that we did a lot of the things well that we worked on all week. |