What records show are consistency, and that's what he's shown in his career. When a guy gets that many wins it's from a lot of effort and a lot of hard work and a lot of hours. I know the players tonight wanted him to get this at home. |
What records show is consistency, and that's what he's been in his career. He's been a professional and been liked with every team he's been with. |
What we just tried to stress to Shane was just to simplify his game. By that I mean go to the net, take the body, take the man and then all these other things are going to open up. That's what's happening now. He's getting scoring opportunities and he's got confidence now when he has the puck. |
What's making their line so strong is that they are strong and disciplined in their own zone. They aren't cheating. They're making their own bounces and when they get into the offensive zone they're unselfish with the puck. |
When I got the call the other day, I was disappointed for Mario. I was disappointed for the people of Canada. His personal health is more important than a hockey tournament. |
When I retired, I was the happiest guy in the world. I had so much to look forward to, ... And he said today that he felt the same way. I was probably more emotional today about him retiring than I was the day I retired. |
When I was 18, I was told that I wasn't going to be big enough or good enough to play in the NHL. Now I'm being told that I can't be a good coach because I was a good player. |
When Mess came in to the league from the WHA at 17 he was kind of raw, |
When you are coaching, you think about it (defeat) all night. It drags on with you a little bit longer. But that's OK I love it, |
When you're playing, there's nothing like it, ... You know you can go out there and affect the outcome of the game each and every night. Now the effect I can have on the game is very different, but the passion I have to help this team win is still the same I had as a player. |
When your leading goal scorer and your best player has 15 goals, you've got to play airtight. When we play airtight, we're a tough team to play against. When we believe that we can throw pucks in the middle, backhand passes, plays like that - and it's not one guy, it's a group effort - then we're in trouble. |
Why some goals go in you never know. The key to it was he just shot it to the net. |
Why some goals go in, you never know. The key to it was, he shot it. A fortunate bounce for him and a fortunate break for our team. |
Yes, Sidney Crosby. He's the best player I've seen since Mario (Lemieux). |
You can't give the puck away in your own zone against a team that's that good. They just have so much explosive power it makes it difficult to come back. |