It’s been like that in every arena. Talking to other players, they say it’s the same thing. Fans love it. It’s the best way to decide a game. A simple way to do it. One...

This is the way we started games earlier in the season, and we need to get back to that. When teams have to play us from behind and are forced to open things up, we’re...

I just try to stay ahead of my age. It means a lot. I think these are all things you reflect on at the end of the season and at the end of your career.

Philadelphia is a great team, but I think we caught them a little tired.

I can handle it. I expected it … that a few players might make it personal with me.

I don’t think there was anyone on this team that didn’t think we’d have to win in Edmonton. The road is a place where we seem to play our best hockey, so it’s on to...

We lost some guys from last year, but I think they did a good job of keeping this team intact, and we think we’ve got another good shot at a Cup here. With Colorado, it’s...

He’s a classy player.

Are guys going to get discovered? Sure, we’ve got over 700 players; we’re going to have the odd guy. But I’ve been playing for 18 years, and I’ve never heard a player talk about its...

It’s such a playoff failure for our whole team. This was, really, I felt, a very, very strong team and a very strong potential playoff team that we had built. What a blown opportunity this...

Seeing as I’m on the competition committee, I support the rule changes,

The league knows that the enforcement of the rules is really going to be judged in the second half of the season and in the playoffs. It will all mean nothing if the standard changes...

Experience, and know-how to win hockey games.

I wouldn’t call it a special milestone. It’s nice, but it’s kind of what I expect of myself. Once you get it, you want to get more.

It feels good because obviously, you please your teammates. They’re not just meaningless goals. You play to win games. You want to be in a situation to get a big goal and provide a win....

We expected a big challenge. We knew we were going to have to win a game on the road. We’ve proven we can this season.

The first time that there’s going to be a shootout, the fans will be very excited,

They do a better job at marketing their sport. NHL players are a modest group, and the NHL doesn’t show our best moments on TV. Fans want to see more. We traditionally put a muzzle...

It’s definitely disappointing, but as teammates, we’d like to think the door’s not closed on Pavel coming back. I think the expectations remain high. This team has a lot of depth. We’d all rather have...

My wife and I had a baby in October,

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,