It's hard to say anything. We're very disappointed. We didn't play our best game of the tournament today. Sweden was better today. It's tough to lose like this, but I'm very proud of our guys, we played a great tournament. |
It's OK. You can always get new teeth. |
It's probably going to be my last Olympics, that's why it's a little more special. The national team always has been a happy place for me. I really like our chances. You never know what's going to happen, that's why the tournament is so special. The gap between the No. 1 and No. 5 team is pretty much nothing. You're talking about two weeks of time. Whoever is going to be hot is going to have a great chance to win. |
It's the perfect time to be hot. Everybody knows it's tough to face a hot team in the playoffs, and right now we're hot. |
It's tough. We were so close, and we played so good in the tournament. |
Jari was my idol when I was growing up, and I think it's great to follow in his footsteps. |
Obviously, everybody's living in this moment right now and it's awesome. It would be nice to bring the gold medal back to our country and our fans. We haven't done it before and it would be something very special for them and us, too. You have to enjoy this time. |
Obviously, when the old Soviet Union broke down, I think it took some years until they feel they are a country again. And I think now, they have really come together again. |
Of course I'm a little disappointed. I lost three teeth, but that's a little sacrifice to win a medal. You can always get new teeth. |
Of course I'm disappointed to lose two teeth. But that's an OK sacrifice for the gold. You can always get new teeth. |
Oh, there'll be a lot of drunk people there. |
On this big ice surface you have to skate a lot more. That's why guys like (Chris) Pronger who play so physical in NHL get caught out of position here. You can't be as physical here because if you start running around you get out of position. It is a different game. |
One guy is smiling a lot, and one guy is not. That's how life goes sometimes. |
Personally, I hate losing to those guys. We've got to find a way to beat them in this building. We haven't had much success here, so we have to keep focusing on that. At home, we're fine. But for some reason, this place has been tough for us, so it's a mission for us. |
Right now, this is very disappointing. There's no excuse. They played with more energy, and were controlling the puck a little better, and we didn't do it. We worked hard and tried our best, but it wasn't enough. |