We didn’t have much of a choice. We are not going to be in the clear for a while. Sometimes you just gain a lot by stepping back a little. We have to focus on...

We were laughing about it, sure, and we can laugh today because it turned out for us. But seriously, that was a great lesson for our team, including Marty. In a strange way, it was...

He stuck his neck out there and said something uncomfortable for him to say and definitely uncomfortable for people to hear. In the end, Mike spoke the truth. We had to deal with a lot...

I don’t feel that it’s a phasing out, they just feel like they feel these younger players are ready to take the next step, … You can’t tell me that a lot of our older...

We haven’t won squat, but we act like we’ve won something.

We’ve got to keep playing for our lives.

(When) you have a year like I’ve been having, you just want to contribute. I don’t think I’m there yet, but I’m working toward it.

I guess you’re going to find that on any teams, that it’s going to start with the veterans and other guys are going to follow. We had a lot of guys step up to the...

We’ve given (the owners) well-thought-out proposals and ( Gary Bettman is) not willing to negotiate. What we’ve gotten back is just ridiculous. We presented a proposal with hundreds of pages of fine details. What we...

Everybody has to step up. It doesn’t matter whether it’s your second, third or 15th year. It’s the playoffs.

Speed is a big part of my game, … I mean, my legs are my whole game. I’m not one of those guys who can get by on my hands alone. I need my legs...

We’re definitely going to have to get better.

People expect certain things out of their teams. They have a certain tradition here with the Cowboys, a great tradition with the Stars. In this market, we’ve got some serious competition.

We realized it had to be a big number to reset the dial,

It’s no surprise to play against the U.S. or Canada. It’s not as much of a culture shock.

This is not a public-relations stunt. We’ve put a lot of work into this proposal and this isn’t something we came up with overnight. We felt that we had to do something. We’re getting down...

This is a serious one. I’d say it’s more serious than the last one [Jan. 16-20], because we just haven’t played very good hockey these last few games.

We hadn’t paid the price for it yet. Tonight we did. A couple of tough plays and we lose the game.

It’s definitely a rude awakening.

The fans in Dallas have been so loyal. They deserve this. All-Star games are great. They’re fun to play in. They’re fun to watch.

This was more physical, there were more battles. The referees have been doing what they say they are going to do. It’s not up to them [to adjust], it’s up to us.

We’re going to run into that during the playoffs. We’re going to be tired. We’re going to be more beaten up than we are now, so we can’t use that as an excuse. We have...

This is just window dressing unless (the owners) have completely changed their philosophy, but I don’t expect that. I just don’t understand where they’re coming from. We’ve told them time after time. It’s just about...

It was the mind-set of the whole team to get to the front of the net. We hadn’t done it much the first three games. They do a good job of blocking shots. It took...

The officials are doing a good job it’s not their job to adjust. We have to adjust, I have to adjust. It’s just a matter of thinking out there.

It’s definitely a rude awakening. We’re going to have to get better. We’re going to have to get better every step of the way.

Penalties had been an issue and we were much better tonight. But our discipline in the last five minutes, we really have to clean that up.

Every town loves a winner. This town in particular,

I think our group is closer. We have a lot better chemistry. I think we believe in each other.

They called the meeting, and then they wanted to get tougher. It was just a joke.

I like where my game is headed.

Oh, it’s unbelievable. On game nights, there’s something in the air. There’s a feeling and atmosphere going through the arena. As a player, you really feel it.

There’s no reason why we can’t score, too. And I think having that scoring depth would be a great thing for our team. This is why I play … this time of year … so...

I’m absolutely thrilled that Mike is coming back, … Besides the fact it instantly makes our lineup better, it’s the right thing that Mike Modano is a Star for the rest of his career. If...

He’s been unbelievable, truly unbelievable.

There are absolutely guys who are going to want to get things off of their chest, and that’s why we’re doing this. We have more than 700 people, and we’re not going to agree on...

We have to be better. We as players get the time out there, and we have to make it work. I think at times we just have to trust ourselves more and just make good...

People bet all the time in every aspect of life, and most of that is legal gambling. If you’re trying to say our sport has a problem with it, I don’t think it does.

We felt we were really ready for a long playoff run. We came out flat in this series and we are very disappointed. This franchise is built on winning in the playoffs and this is...

I truly believe there is going to be zero tolerance, … Can you imagine (Modano) coming through the neutral zone now? He probably gets hooked more than any player in the league.

We’re definitely going to have to pick up our play. Slovakia is going to be a much different team than Kazakhstan. Mentally we have to know that and get out there and give a better...

I know we gave our best, everybody gave a great effort but we didn’t put it together like we needed to. It’s one of those things you just don’t want to walk away from.

They’ve had a long year. I don’t know how I would have reacted to it, because we got a lot of calls.

You keep your heads up and you never know what will happen.

It ‘´s definitely an advantage. We ‘´ve got guys that have played together the last three or four years. A lot of teams really juggled their rosters, … The core of our team is back,...

Hopefully, it’s the beginning of a new era. You know, we aren’t the only guys to ever put this jersey on. … We’ve made a lot of steps, and hopefully the next generation will continue.

I think Brian has plenty of gas left in the tank. You can’t look at a guy’s age but what he does on the ice. Chris Chelios is 43, but he’s still a good player.

He just gets us all going. When you see him out there and he’s stirring things up, it gets you wanting to do the same thing. He’s one of our leaders out there.

It’s ridiculous how big this has gotten. It was never an excuse of how things went on the ice. I feel bad for Mike because his name is being dragged through the mud, and he...

With Bob behind the bench, their guys are going to play extremely hard for him.