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.

I feel sorry for those guys. They’ve got a lot going on, a lot of issues, maybe not with the players on the team but things in the organization that are hard to put aside.

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, most of the...

But we still have the idea that we can be better.

The people who are excited and ready to come back, we’re extremely lucky to have them. The ones who are upset . . . you know what? We’re going to do everything in our power...

All depends on how you bounce back. Do you panic and go in a frenzy over it?. It’s a little bit of a mixture, because you just don’t want to ignore it and think that...

Those were good, greasy burgers. I might have to have another one.

We didn’t play well. We were lucky to win. We came out flat and made a lot of mistakes. This is a misleading win streak. We’re not playing as well as we should.

I don’t think it’s a surprise to anybody. They have some of the premier players in the league. They might be one of the smaller countries, but they’re as good as anybody.

It’s just one. I have to keep moving forward and not make a big deal of it.

We had to deal with a lot of other issues along with worrying about the game.

[‘] ‘I think everyone is concerned about how the game will come back, … ‘I think everybody is committed to doing whatever to make it come back strong.

They’ve got us on the ropes still.

I understand it’s not the most popular opinion, but I like fighting. We’re trying to sell our game, right? And we have something that no other sport has, and yet we seem almost embarrassed to...

It might be even better.

Tip just told us how serious this is. He told us there are some game tapes that you look at and think, ‘Oh, it wasn’t as bad as I thought.’ Then he told us, this...

To score first is big. It gives your team confidence. Gets it out of the way. We can relax, get in your system and start to play.

What’s been tremendous about the new system is the team really does consider us partners in this and they ask for our feedback on things, so that makes us feel more a part of selling...

He can do everything at top speed. You really appreciate it when you see it every day, the little things he does going so fast, … Most of us wouldn’t even attempt the stuff Mike...

You’re not going to miss that many games and then just get your spot back. I have to work and prove myself.

said Rademan. ”But these people with the four behind the bench were adamant. They said they loved Bill Guerin, but they were done. Well, Ralph told Billy, and asked if he’d call them. Sure enough,...

I believe in the guys here, but we’ve got to really work on the mental aspects of our game. If we want to do well in the playoffs, we’re going to have to be better...

He was easily my biggest influence no one is even close. He was a Canadian guy who played at St. Mike’s, and for Canada’s national team and he played pro. He knows the game. He...

You think the only reason we get out of there early is because of the shooters? It’s because Marty doesn’t give them anything.

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.