I tried not to think about it. I'm happy right now. We won the game and I got the winning goal. |
I want to win the Stanley Cup. I want to be the best, just the best. I must work. I must learn. Help my team. Play hockey, that's all. Hockey is my life. If I do not play hockey, I do not know what I do. |
I was very excited when Pavel Bure called (to say he was on the Olympic team). |
I work to make shots, I try to do something, always to do something, |
I would like to thank George McPhee and the entire organization for their support. I will work very hard to put the team first always and make the fans happy. |
I'm really looking forward to playing in Toronto because it is such a historic city when it comes to hockey, |
I've been waiting for this day. I wanted to play in Carolina and Buffalo, but Coach said your first game, you must play it at home. |
If I can get my stick to lift up the puck backhand, I can score. It's my mistake. |
If the National Hockey League was in Russia, I would be getting the attention, |
If we wouldn't have lost the (last) game before the Olympics, I would have felt better. But I think we played very well in the first period and we missed second-period chances. |
It was a big win, |
It was a funny goal. |
It will be the biggest game of my life. Canada will be a lot tougher than the Americans. |
It's been a lot of fun this season for me, but I'd like to win more. We must forget this game and move forward to the next game. |
It's important because it's my first game in the NHL, I must [prove] to myself that I can play in this league and this is my first [chance]. I want to win, score a goal. |