It was a classy move by them. It was fun being back. I was excited, boy. I definitely had a lot of juice in me. |
It was closer than the score indicated and we just wanted to make sure that we didn't let anyone behind us, and we did a good job, especially in the first. |
It?s good for you. It feels good. Once in a while. |
It's OK. We've got a lot of young guys. We'll grow together. We'll see what we can do. |
Last tournament (2004 World Cup), there were so many good leaders in that dressing room, guys know what's on the line. I think we have a lot of depth in the leadership department no matter what the age is. |
Looking at his stats -- and what he's done in the past with the world juniors -- he's definitely having a good year. |
Obviously my first job is being ready for the Blue Jackets, and I knew if I got dinged again with the Olympics approaching it could cost me. So that's obviously in the back of your mind. You just want to take care of it and stay on top of it. |
Obviously, this hurts. It?s a huge letdown. For people in Canada, if we?re not there in the final, we?re not a success. |
Somebody was in front and made the defenseman concentrate on someone else, ... I just whacked at it and it went in. I was a little lucky there. |
The first thing he (Callan) asked was, 'Can I bring my Zamboni bed?' I said, 'Sure, you can bring the Zamboni bed, and you can paint it whatever color you want.' He said he wasn't sure he wanted to change its colors yet. The other one just wants a cat. We're not getting a cat. |
The guys hung in for 60 minutes, battled hard, dug deep. It was a big win. I think it showed us a lot. And I think it showed the fans a lot. |
There's obviously pressure for us to be there. When they got the lead tonight we were tentative, it's like it was in our nerves. We have to forget about that and regroup. |
They (Calgary) come out every night and bring it. If we come with that character every night we will have a chance to win every night. |
They (the Wings) played a playoff game tonight. They were gritty. |
To come home like this . . . It?s disappointing, to say the least. |