... I couldn't name six players on our [Olympic] team. I don't know when we're flying over or when we're leaving. |
(Clarke) did a great job of keeping the free agents they needed to and adding the right ones. I think we're going to be a really good team, and I'm just as excited as the fans are to get back on the ice. |
As good as it may have seemed, we still lost the game. So, it wasn't that great. |
Guys are putting the onus on themselves to get this right. It was an ugly win. |
He?s got a job to do. He?s got to make unpopular decisions. He?s got to make tough decisions. I?m not going to go in and cry over spilled milk. I?m not going to be a baby with the coach because he chooses to do something. |
He's a great man. I like him a lot. Obviously, stuff will come out. I don't really know the details of it. But I do know he is a good man. |
He's just jealous, he's got a big butt. The blades didn't work well for him. That machine was too small for him. |
He's one of the best. He can really turn a game around. |
How we get our game out there consistently is when everyone is healthy consistently. We know there's tremendous leadership in this locker room. We know that we're getting a lot of guys back after the Olympics, which is going to help us even more. |
I didn't expect it. It does mean a lot to me to play. |
I don't know how great (my performance) was. I felt like I was in the zone but you never feel good when you give up one more goal than the other team. We just got to put it behind us. |
I don't know what went wrong. They were very opportunistic in the first period. Good scoring chances. A few nice plays from gifted players. |
I don't think anybody would turn a blind eye and say this sort of thing doesn't happen. But as far as it being Rick, I don't know. Obviously, he will come out and explain it. He's a very honest guy and will explain his side of it. I'm sure they will get to the bottom of it. |
I don't think we needed anybody's best game. We just needed everybody's best effort, collectively and individually. It really did pay dividends in the long run. |
I feel good but it doesn't make sense just to jump back into full practice. I'll go long tomorrow [in practice]. My goal in the next week or two is to get through a game without feeling anything. |