I think we are confident. I don't think tonight was our best game, but we have been getting better and better and that's how you have to play if you want gold. |
I thought Perezhogin played really strong, he scored his second goal, he's been a real surprise. We knew he had offensive talent but the way he worked for the puck in the corners was impressive. |
I thought we played better offensively (against the Czech Republic) and better defensively tonight. We gained a lot of confidence and know we can do it against any team. |
I was a little worried about that. When you have to kill almost two minutes, it's rough. |
I'd like to see this as a one game embarrassment. I think what this team needs is consistency. We have to realize what kind of a team we have. This team is not going to win 6-0, 7-0 games. They are going to be tight checking games. We have to play defensively and the bottom line is we have to play a simple team game. |
I'm sure it's going to be loud before and hopefully it's going to be loud after the game, too. |
If I don't go there, I'm probably a lot more nervous right now, |
If you look at the lineups, (Canada and the Czech Republic) are better on paper but things are not decided on paper. There are strange things that can happen in a tournament like this, and the team with the most talent doesn't always win. |
If you look at the lineups, they (Czechs and Canadians) are better on paper but things are not decided on paper. There are strange things that can happen in a tournament like this, and the team with the most talent doesn't always win. |
If you look at the lineups, they [Czechs and Canadians] are better on paper but things are not decided on paper. There are strange things that can happen in a tournament like this, and the team with the most talent doesn't always win. |
If you look at the lineups, they are better on paper but things are not decided on paper. There are strange things that can happen in a tournament like this, and the team with the most talent doesn't always win. |
In the first period, we had a lot of power plays and the first two lines played a little too much. And when you don't score, you lose momentum. |
It doesn't matter if you're 4-0 and playing great. One game in the quarter-finals and you may be out. There's a long way to go. |
It goes way, way back when we were under Sweden's rule. We always think they are better than us. We played against them so often for so many years. Every country has one opponent they want to beat and for us, it's Sweden. |
It is a dream to play in the Olympics. I just wish I could have been healthy and well-rested. It is something they might want to think about for Vancouver. |