If I can't go they'll have work to do, another player will need to go and they need to get organized. |
If this will put a smile for a minute that will be good. That's tough work they're doing, long days. So we owe them a lot of thanks for the work that they do. |
It feels fine. I'm just happy to get back on the ice. We were off in the first period. To give up a two-goal lead like that, it's hard to come back. |
It really is going to come down to preparation and being ready to go. It's probably easier when you're doing things the right way, but we don't have that choice right now. We have to get focused, get back to playing our game. |
It was nice to finally win a game like that. It seems we've been on the short end of a lot of games like that. |
It will be a big emotional challenge, for sure. |
It'll be interesting to see how it is (today). It's tight already. |
It's going to take our best to give ourselves a chance in the series. We just have to be focused on what we need to do. |
Maybe we were a bit lucky, we were able to turn the game around, you're not always going to be able to do that. |
Nothing comes easy in this game, but he just makes it look like it's easy and effortless. He's that good. I wish I could be like that. |
Obviously, on the ice I feel very comfortable with him. I didn't know we'd complement each other when he got here, but after playing with him for a while I think we fit together pretty well. |
San Jose is playing well. That line is cooking. We need to keep up the attack. If we're spectators for just a few seconds, it makes all the difference. |
Since I was 16 and he was 15, we've been apart, but now we can be together again. The family can all come down. I've been in New Jersey for a long time, a lot of memories, and to make a decision like this is difficult to do. |
Taking part in that gold-medal game, it's pretty intense. Coming back, there is a lot at stake for this team right now. It will be an adjustment. That doesn't take too long to figure out, though. Within a game, or two or three games, they'll have that taken care of. |
That doesn't mean much now. We've got a tough opponent in the playoffs and we want to go out there and concentrate on beating those guys and perform as well as we can. We have to keep our focus and play our game. They're going to make it tough, so we're going to have to pay a bit of price in front of the net — get into the corners and work hard. |