I want all the members of the media to know that I finished sixth in the (team’s season-long) football pool. And Dan Cleary finished ninth.

One of the reasons we’ve been so good for so long is the group of players we have are very competitive professionals. If we were the kind of team that looked at the standings and...

I’m just trying to stay ahead of my age.

The fans spoke, … They told us what they wanted and we tried to deliver while minding the hockey traditionalists as well.

In this league, you can never look past opponents. You’ll get yourself into trouble. Start thinking about the future, it’s going to mess up your present.

It’s not pretty hockey but that’s what makes the trap so successful.

Playing hockey is fun. Going out and hooking and holding really isn’t fun.

Some people told me that, with the lock-out, this was the wrong time to do something like this. I thought it was absolutely the right time – even the only time – to do it.

We lost a couple players and our rotation got a little messed up. We found a way to win. Obviously, this is a team on the other side that has been finding ways to win....

In a lot of ways we missed the game, but we did our best to take advantage of the time off.

I thought he played a solid game, especially considering he’s been off for some time. It was nice to have him on the ice again.

I think our first period kind of killed us, … We came out flat and they came out with a lot more jump than us, and that kind of set the tone for the whole...

It’s the same thought process. These are things that at the end of the season, or at the end of your career, you can reflect on.

Shortly after that, we got a couple of power-play goals because we fed off of those penalty-kills. That was the story of the night, the penalty-killing.

It definitely is going to test the depth. Hopefully these aren’t serious injuries for these guys. Sometimes a little rest at this time of year can be a blessing in disguise for players like that....

We can play better and we expect to play better. We play some of our best hockey on the road. If you’re expecting easy, open-ice goals against this team, you’re not gonna get it. But...

Obviously, she was very worried and concerned. She just wanted to be next to Jiri.

I think the fact that referees are going to have consistent partners, and they’re usually only going to work just one conference – they’ll get more familiar with us and we’ll get more familiar with...

When we were playing with the lead, it forced them to open up a little bit. The onus is on us to break the trap.

The worst thing is going home feeling so-so about a tie. Those highs and lows are what get you excited about the game and get you buying a newspaper the next day.

Hey, the old style suited me fine,

He just knows how to play the game. Most times, I’m the one standing in front but if I’m not there, he has no fear of going in there and doing that job. The goal...

I think with the injuries he’s had from his career, it’s definitely frustrating for him. But he channels that frustration in a good way. He doesn’t sulk about injuries. He just works harder.

It’s something that’s separate from the game of hockey and we’re not going to try to prostitute it into wins and losses.

For me, you always feel like you’re in it right up until the buzzer goes. But ever since I’ve been a little kid, I’ve always gotten choked up when the season ended, other than when...

They’re playing tight defense and working hard, and regardless of what it’s called, we have to work harder and win games. Whether we win them scoring six goals, or one goal, we just have to...

We were all hoping he would get it. I asked him before the third period and he said he didn’t think he’d had one since before Scotty (Bowman), I was like, that’s a long time.

From a players’ perspective, and from a league perspective, when the markets are doing well and the season-ticket sales and the fan interest and the merchandise and all these things are going and improving and...

It feels early. We are happy with the start, but we know there is a lot of season left and a lot of teams we haven’t seen yet. We are not getting too high on...

It’s one of the biggest challenges,

As crazy as this sounds, having the hockey people off for a year gave us time to step back and re-examine the game. … And this may have been the best thing to happen for...

He made some great saves throughout the game. We had a couple of guys all alone on him. … He kind of had our shooters guessing a little bit. He played a great third period,...

You still have to win the games.

Let’s be honest — the same way fans were getting bored with the game in the past, players were too. So in a game like this, with all the excitement and guys coming at you...

We came out flying. Not many goalies in the league would have stopped the chances we had in the first 10 minutes.

It’s effective. It’s not pretty hockey. That’s what makes the trap successful you are able to clog it up.

I sometimes shake my head at the some of the things that J.R. says, but in the end, L.A. is a great market and I hope he puts us on the front page there every...

I feel bad for Joey Harrington. I think he’s taking a lot more heat than he deserves. He’s a very simple, easy guy to point the finger at, and some people do it for good...

As much as we’re known for our goal-scoring, we’re very strong defensively, so I think that we can do the same to them and stifle their offense.

I still see us as having a real strong lineup. Definitely the teams around us in our conference have improved but I don’t think people should count us out yet.

It was Floyd’s fault. I didn’t think he played well enough for us to win.

Since the first day of training camp, he talked about us playing more like a playoff team and scoring playoff-style goals. It’s a theme we hear every day. Sometimes you don’t like the news the...

I don’t know what else you can do. We just threw everything at him. It’s one thing to get hit by pucks, but he was actually making some pretty good saves out there.

It’s a nice milestone. I don’t really care about most of them. But that’s a big build up.

We’ve played a lot of catch up hockey. That’s not good. Our start is very important. It’s time for us to come out with a lead and have them play that catch up hockey, which...

It is a sad day for hockey. It is a historic day, actually, … He was one of the greatest pure goal scorers of all-time. He helped me a lot when I went to St....

I really haven’t thought much about it. I’ve just enjoyed going out there and playing. It’s been enjoyable.

As much as we’re known for our goal scoring, we’re also very strong defensively. We can do the same to them and stifle their offence. If we have to win a game 1-0, we’ll win...

I don’t mind that people are counting us out. My first year here was 1997 and that’s when a lot of people thought the Red Wings had missed their window of opportunity and we won...

Things are coming together pretty good, I’m pretty optimistic about our game.