Requesting a change of environment was an extremely difficult decision. After a tremendous amount of reflection and numerous conversations with my family, it made the most sense to seek a change. |
That was a crazy play. |
The first game was different but tonight we were just worried about getting ourselves back on track. It's another loss. We've got to keep going, keep trying to get out of this and win on Saturday. |
The first time we got spanked pretty good. We were trying to play a simple game once we got the lead. |
There wasn't one particular reason. I just felt that as a hockey player and as a person, what I wanted to accomplish, I felt I couldn't do it in Atlanta anymore. |
There's always pressure. When you put on the Canadian jersey you're expected to win. We all understand it, it makes us better. |
There's definitely butterflies. It's a big thing. I'd love to play for my country and it would be great to go to the Olympics. |
There's so many great players on this team. |
They are the Stanley Cup champions, you want to beat them. |
They dislike us and we dislike them. But I don't think it was a big deal at all. |
They've always been good to me. They paid their tickets, they can do what they want. |
This has worked out well for me. To get the chance to come to a Canadian team and play in a hockey atmosphere has just been great. |
We all thought it was in. That would have been a good goal for us. |
We all thought it was in. With the video now, if you can't see the puck then it doesn't count, but that would have been a big goal for us in the second period. It might have helped to change the momentum a little bit. |
We got off to a good start. They played very well in the second, and then after we took control in the third and things got a little bit out of hand. |