I think everybody felt it was our turn this time. We'd been knocked out in the quarterfinals the last two Olympics. The atmosphere around the team was that we wanted to win this one. |
I think everybody is surprised. It's definitely not good for the sport to hear something like that. |
I think it was great for us to get a lead right away. We put the pressure on them and they got frustrated. |
I think it's better hockey now, not too much grabbing and holding. I think it's good for hockey that we've got the back and forth, good skating and a lot more scoring chances. |
I think this is our best game so far, and, hopefully, we'll be better on Sunday. |
I think today, in the last game at home, we played our game. That's what we have to do up there (in Buffalo). |
I think we all kind of bought into Hitch's system. All of the young guys coming up, they have been through the system a little bit and they play great hockey. |
I think you should win if you have a two-goal lead. When you stop playing and stop working hard, that's when the other team is going to be all over you the whole time. |
I thought I had the blocker side and he took it away. It's not a shocker that he's doing good in shootouts. He's a great goalie. |
I thought I was going to be fine and I aggravated it. It's a little worse than a week ago. I didn't feel a pop, but a sharp pain. |
I thought it was in when I shot it, but it went over the net. But there's nothing you can do but keep working and not get down. |
I told him if it's not 100 percent I'm not playing. If I don't feel good when I start skating Thursday or Friday, I'm not going to play. He knows that, too. |
I understand where he is coming from, I really do. I?m in a bad position here, I know. |
I was awful. The first two periods, it was an uphill battle. I was just trying to play smart, not to do too many stupid things and just play defense. I was bad. |
I was much more nervous this time. I was only 20 years old, and I didn't know how hard it was going to be to get back to the Olympic final. I think I appreciate this one more. |