[After the game, standing in the hallway at Madison Square Garden is Mario with a half-dozen of his teammates.] I called over, ... and got us in; and that's how it started. |
[Every year the Maple Leafs tour Sick Kids Hospital.] I don't agree with the cameras following us around, ... It's just good PR for the Toronto Maple Leafs. You know, the kids love it, but the players don't like the cameras being there. I like to make those special moments for the kids and their families and sometimes you just can't do that when the cameras are around. |
[So, he ends up buying tickets for kids to go to a Raptors game, or helps out a downtown mission.] You ask me, what makes me the guy in the community? I think it's the right thing to do, ... It's not that I'm obligated to do it. It's not that I should do it. It's the right thing ... if I can make a kid happy or put a smile on a family's face that's more joy than having your picture in the newspaper. |
Am I happy with it? No. Do I agree with it? No. I know what I bring to the team, to the dressing room, and my teammates know. |
Early in my career when we went to golf tournaments and charity dinners I noticed businessmen and executives would give the players their cards. Well, they're giving you their cards for a reason. I said to my wife, 'All the guys get these cards and then when they get to the parking lot they rip them up or throw them away. It's really weird.' My wife ... said maybe you should just sign a picture and mail it to them. You know, 'Great playing golf with you,' or whatever. So, I did and lo and behold some of those guys I sent pictures to way back then are now CEOs at big companies. |
Every day there is someone new to blame. Everyone wants to make changes or says we should make changes. Well, we did make changes, we went with youth, but I think a lot of (critics) seem to forget that. |
Everything has to be out in the open now and we have to get this solved. |
Frustration is one thing. Breaking a stick over the captain's head is another. Everyone responded. |
Hartley always has had that reputation of being a bush-league coach. And his true colors came out tonight. He doesn't have much respect throughout the league, even from his own players. |
He cares more about what's going on here now. He said, 'This is a great feeling, but we have a big job ahead of us.' So his mind is already here and that's a good thing for us. He has been through a lot this year, more so than ever. |
He's devastated. He has gone through tough times these past few months and dealt with a lot of adversity. |
He's pretty shook up. Seeing it happen, we are all pretty shook up. |
I almost got a puck in the face, ... That's Caber's passing in practices, just like in a game. He passes those grenades. |
I almost got a puck in the face. That's Caber's passing in practices, just like in a game. He passes those grenades. |
I don't call you guys fans, I call you friends. |