(The Red Wings) are the one team in the league that challenges you with puck possession. We didn't match them today in intensity. |
[Ken Griffey Jr. 's recent Top 10 segment on David Letterman 's show was edited.] We threw out a few of the answers, ... They had to do with steroids and David Wells ' drinking. Junior has to face Wells in a month. |
Are your articles always this bias (sic) and weak, ... or are you just not very knowledgeable when it comes to sports? |
At the beginning of the season, he said we wouldn't worry about [a contract] until the season is over. |
Because we're in the West, we play Edmonton and Calgary and Vancouver a lot and there's always a lot of media around in those cities. But when we go to Toronto, the media is doubled. |
Before, it was pretty set in stone. Adam and whoever he would play with basically took the top line, ... Now, we share those minutes. That's the way I think we have to do it. I don't think one (defensive) set can handle it. |
But we have a lot of depth throughout our whole team. They put together a real legitimate team. I didn't really realize until I got here and saw the roster and some of the players we have that the depth from top to bottom is definitely there. |
Definitely. We're going to be fighting down the stretch and we have that western swing with . . . the teams we are battling with. You want be in a position for those three games coming up to be real big. |
For those of us who play in the U.S., it was good to be reminded of the sense of passion for the game in Canada. |
He deserves to be here. |
He was thrown into a defensive role because of his speed. He can use that the other way, too. He usually gets a chance or two a game where he's all alone on the goalie, so he'll be very effective for us. |
He's been a key to our success because I think other players take from what he does out there and their game picks up. |
He's been great. He's a reaction goalie and he's been on since Day 1 through the whole season. He's a reason their team is up so high. |
He's our guy, he's our leader, we're 100 percent behind him. He's not any different now. He walks into the room just like he did four years ago, puts the players at ease and away we go. |
His presence will still be there, even if he can't be there in person. He's the greatest player in the world, and his presence and name means a lot to Canadian hockey. |