A lot of teams are changing, and they're going to have new faces, |
As a defenseman, you have to change everything you were ever taught, ... You front a player in front of the net and try to check his stick. You play 5-on-5 almost like it's a penalty kill, where you think twice about going to the corner and then hustle back. |
As a defenseman, you have to change everything you were ever taught. You front a player in front of the net and try to check his stick. You play 5-on-5 almost like it's a penalty kill, where you think twice about going to the corner and then hustle back. |
He's scoring goals and making a lot of plays. He looks like when he was 25 or 26. He plays probably faster right now than I've seen him. He's got a lot of confidence, and he's obviously our leader. |
He's still one of the best skaters in the league, ... You want Mike to have open ice. You hope that guys like him will be able to show their skills and take over the game. |
I am very happy to get this new contract finalized with the Stars. My family and I love the city of Dallas and we are excited to know we will be here for three more years. |
I think the group has come together because of him. We were all asked to step up a little, but I think he stepped it up even more. He plays half the game, so I think he just makes it easier for all of us. |
I'd like him to win it because I think he deserves it. Until you play on the ice with him and see what he means to this team, you just don't realize how important he is. |
I'm so glad we came back, ... They didn't deserve the effort we gave them in the first. |
It wasn't pretty. It was actually kind of embarrassing. It was nice to have a good answer. |
It's a good feeling to play the way we did. But it's just one game. |
Marty was huge. That's the Marty we know and the Marty we trust. He's an aggressive, confident guy. He's been a rock back there for us all year. |
Some nights you score, some nights you help in little ways. That was a little way. You make your presence known at times. |
This is a recipe that we've used all year. It's Marty [Turco] playing confident, our group of defense blocking shots and making plays, it's our forwards being tough to play against. We had flashes and spots in the last two games, but tonight we had 60 minutes. We've shown all year that if we play 60 minutes, we can be a really good team. |
We have a good group of guys that maybe came up short the last couple of years, not going as far in the playoffs as we wanted to go. Now we're going to try to get a chance to do it again in a new-face NHL. |