A little bit of a lucky bounce, but I'll take it. Finally a puck bounces our way. But we played pretty well tonight. |
A lot of things came into play and I was looking at the big picture. The teammates I have here were a big part of it. Without my teammates, I would not have scored a single goal or registered a point. We made some really good signings in the summer and with the young guys we will keep improving. If you look at your lineup, there are guys that have won and again can win a Stanley Cup. It never crossed my mind to leave this team. |
Absolutely nothing is happening, ... We're waiting to hear from them. I don't know what they're doing. We've heard nothing from them for probably close to a week now. |
And there were a couple of guys that were smiling over there a little bit. But we're this far and we're enjoying our time right now. It's an unbelievable feeling being in the gold-medal game. I don't think there's been a single person outside our locker room who believed we could go this far. |
Both goalies seem to be in the right place at the right time. He played really well. |
Both sides are happy. I feel confident this franchise is going in the right direction, and we can build a playoff team with the coaching staff and all the pieces that we've got. |
Early in the year we find a way to lose those (one-goal) games. Lately, we've been able to get that extra point. Every point is huge for us. It was a big win. |
Even if we're not able to sign a deal before the trade deadline [March 9], if the team keeps going in the right direction and makes a push to be in the playoffs, I don't see a reason to trade a guy. |
Every winning team has experienced guys, and that's what we have now, ... It'll be interesting to see how the younger guys react with these older guys around. |
Everybody saw we were ready to play as soon as the puck dropped. Things just kept rolling in the second period. ... It was amazing. Everything went our way. |
Everybody was focusing. It wasn't easy but we were able to do that. You can see there's a lot of character in that (dressing) room. |
Finally we were able to score the power-play goal and get a lead. Then, we played solid hockey for 60 minutes and shut them down. |
For our country, it was a big win. It gives us some confidence. It's a good thing that we won our group, but when the quarterfinals start that's when it all matters. |
For our country, it's really big. We're going to have a lot of people there supporting us. And it's European time, so people are able to see the games. It's not like 3 or 4 in the morning. |
He was the greatest player to play the game, him and [Wayne] Gretzky. Every game I was able to play against a guy like him was very special. |