All three of them are starting goaltenders in the NHL right now. |
Anytime you're talking about the knee and you have surgery, it's not good. |
But I did think we would score more than we are now. We've gotten chances to score, and we haven't buried them. And you don't get as many scoring chances in this type of tournament as you get in the National Hockey League. |
Certainly he was on the bubble as we started, but played himself on the team. That's what our goal was when we were selecting this team. Let guys play themselves on or off the team. |
Certainly there are guys who would have to play their way off the team and others who have to play their way on to the team. |
Chris' name was the first name mentioned by everyone. That just speaks volumes for how he's respected in the game of hockey. He does everything at a high level. There was no other choice for us but to pick Chris. |
Chris's name was the first name mentioned by everyone. That just speaks volumes for how he's respected in the game of hockey, and for what he's done not only in the National Hockey League, but for what he's done for USA Hockey over the years. |
Emotionally, you have to believe that it's going to be a lift for everybody. Regardless of what the contribution ends up being from Dany, I think it's going to be a lift just to have him back on the bench and see him on the ice. So whether he has an impact on the game or not is yet to be seen, but I think emotionally it's been a big lift for the team, the coaching staff and me personally. |
For me, this is a showcase event for our sport. You get the 50 best players in the world all under one roof. We don't get to see the players in the [Western Conference] very often because of scheduling. That's the exciting part of it. |
He has rehabbed very well so far and if it continues the way it's going we're anticipating maybe practicing in the next four to five weeks with the team. And then we're probably still two or three months away from him playing. But we're just moving along and we're handling the hockey side of it. So far to date, his rehab has gone very well. |
He understood it. It's part of the business. He wishes he could have done more. He?s hoping only for the best for all of us that are involved here. I thought he handled it very well, but it was very emotional for him. |
He was begging us to let him on the ice, but there's no reason to put him in any kind of jeopardy. |
He will be in the mix. I think we have to take a look at him. |
He's an excellent offensive player. He's the catalyst on Colorado's power play. |
He's going to play the first game. If you go back to Jan.1, he's been the best goalie. |