I didn't think I would be in this position in September. I'm just thankful for another chance at an Olympic gold medal. |
I don't think any team could have had a worse scenario than us, missing five guys and the week road trip on the West Coast. It's not an advantage, but that's the way it is. |
I don't think we took it as seriously from the beginning. That won't happen again. |
I feel so fortunate to have an opportunity again at my age. In my wildest dreams, never, if you asked me 10 years ago, [did I think] I'd still be playing at this level. |
I started with him. We were rookies together. I've known him a long time. Aside from the health issues, he probably was or is one of the greatest ever. ... As far as one-on-one skill, I don't think there's anybody better. |
I think it's pretty special and he's having a blast. |
I think it's really important for the guys to realize how important it is to get out to a great start. We've got to come out of the gate ready. |
I think the guys are pretty satisfied with our effort throughout the first five games. Now we've got a good game against Finland, which is a very hot team. |
I thought we played well enough to win. We aren't happy with our results, but I think we happy with our effort. |
I wanted it to be like 40-below, wind, storm. That's the only thing that would have saved the Bears. That's what killed them was those passes. Too bad. It was a good year for them. |
I'd like to put in my two cents. I'd like to see Matt Millen coach the team, to be honest with you. Because he keeps talking about they need a disciplinarian guy and a hard-nosed guy that kind of fits the character of the city. I think he's the perfect choice to just get out there and start rocking some heads. |
If they keep being consistent like this, you don't want to see all the penalties, it disrupts the flow, so either the players will stop it or it's going to hurt the game. Only time will tell. Yesterday (Wednesday's game against Colorado) was a great game, not too many penalties, tonight there were a lot of penalties that probably should have been that weren't called, but there was some flow. |
If you would've said 10 years ago that I'd be playing at this level, I would've doubted it very much. |
In my wildest dreams I would have never, if you had asked me 10 years ago, thought I would still be playing at this level. |
It all depends on how the referees call it. We've been through that before. All the players are told to support it and not be negative in the beginning, so I guess we'll just go with that. |