But there's not much we can say when you score a highlight-reel goal like that. It was nice, and it was a good second effort. Some guys would have just thrown in the towel and let their body slide into the boards, but he stayed with it and got his stick on it. |
But, to me, if I had 97 points or 93 after tonight, it's not a big difference. It would be nice to get that, but we'll see what happens. I don't think my mindset will change after tonight. |
Every time we played them this year, it has been brought up. I'm not going to lie, it was something that was lingering. It was nice to finally close that up. |
Every time you get those chances you want to take advantage. |
Everything clicked. Everything was working together, and we did all the little things. We played with a lot of confidence. |
Everything seemed to come together. |
Five-on-five, we really didn't give them too much. |
For him to go through all he's gone through, yet do everything he's done on the ice is unbelievable. It's all weighed on him. It hasn't been easy - the team's losing and he's trying to keep the team in Pittsburgh. It's got to wear on you. |
For me to come into this situation, I feel pretty lucky. When you're drafted early, a lot of guys come into a situation that's rebuilding. That's not the case here. |
For me to look far ahead would be a lot of years wasted, and a lot of time and work wasted, ... I've done the same thing since I was six -- try to get better and have fun playing hockey. |
For me to say I could have helped, it's pretty hard to say that. I respect all the players that were there. They did their best to bring back gold. It's unfortunate that it came up short, but it's going to make everyone more hungry for 2010. |
For the first little bit it was awkward, but it's okay now, |
Going through this is a lot of adversity -- let's be honest, there is a little bit of pressure because we haven't been winning -- and if we can get through this, we'll be better for it, ... It's not an ideal situation but now we realize it's tough to win and we have to be ready every night. We have to dig deep and play determined and play desperate. |
Going through two years of junior, it taught me a lot about myself, how I can handle it, ... You have to worry about hockey. Handle stuff outside of that when you need to, but just worry about hockey. That's what I learned. |
He does it year after year. He's quick and smart. He can play the puck. He can do it all. |