We want him in Atlanta, he wants to be in Atlanta. We’re going to do everything we can to make it happen. I’d say we have a difference [in monetary demands] right now.

We have 12 players that have never competed in the Olympics. That’s exciting because these guys have never been through this before and they’ll bring a lot of excitement to the game.

We made a decision back in December. We all wish we could make this decision today on your whole team because maybe some other positions would change also. Ryan has come back from his injury...

It’s not practical to have four goaltenders dressed for practice, so we felt it best to have Ryan remain at home and be available.

We’re extremely excited to add a player of Bobby’s caliber to our lineup. He’s a hard-nosed player who has enjoyed a distinguished career that includes valuable Stanley Cup championship experience. He is a veteran who...

We’re very excited, you know, and Ilya is the final piece we had to get done. I’ve said all along, ‘We’re going to score some goals.’ Watching some of what’s happened with the guys we’ve...

For me, this is a showcase event for our sport. You get the 50 best players in the world all under one roof. We don’t get to see the players in the [Western Conference] very...

The nice thing about our team is that our depth is so much better. And our goaltending will be strong.

We had a lot of players playing very well. We said all along that we were going to base this team on not so much what was the history of players … but how guys...

I don’t know exactly how it happened. From what I’ve been told, he caught a rut or something and parts of his knee cap shattered off. His doctor says it’s the kind of accident you...

We did a rating system all year and these guys deserved to be here. It wasn’t that Brian was a bad player or anything than that it was just that these guys performed better and...

We’ll be in the playoffs. If you want to write: ‘Guarantee,’ I have no problem with that.

If we continue to play as well as we did against Slovakia, we are going to be fine.

We have all of the best American scorers here. But it’s hard to score here. Look at the low scores. The defense and goaltending is so good here.

The timing of the hit is bad when you have two minutes left in the game you’re losing 6-0. And the hit, he was going to take the guy out, and [Ranger] slowed up or...

We have lots of priorities and things to do. Marc had a good year. We have to sit down and analyze all this.

Marian is arguably one of the top players in the world and is always a scoring threat. He consistently places among the league leaders in all offensive categories and holds several of Ottawa’s team records....

We are extremely pleased with our team and feel very confident that we’ve put a solid group together that will best put us in a position to compete for the gold medal. The selection process...

We have a lot of good, young players at USA Hockey and a lot of guys coming. We can take the positives out of this game and out of the whole tournament.

The selection process was an extremely difficult one and that’s a terrific statement for hockey in the United States. It means our talent pool in this country continues to grow.

But I did think we would score more than we are now. We’ve gotten chances to score, and we haven’t buried them. And you don’t get as many scoring chances in this type of tournament...

We did talk about Ryan Miller quite a bit. The other three guys are all starting goalies in the NHL right now.

Anytime you’re talking about the knee and you have surgery, it’s not good.

We’re pleased to have someone with Mike’s knowledge and passion on board to assist in guiding our Olympic team.

He has rehabbed very well so far and if it continues the way it’s going we’re anticipating maybe practicing in the next four to five weeks with the team. And then we’re probably still two...

We feel that Keith will be ready. He’s the type of player we need to compete and win the gold medal.

We’re excited about where this franchise is headed. I’m very confident in the group of players we’ve put together. We’re taking it one step at a time. But this franchise is poised to take the...

Ultimately it won’t be systems that win or lose the hockey games, it will be how hard those players play within the system.

He’s going to play the first game. If you go back to Jan.1, he’s been the best goalie.

We’re not having one meeting about who has been the best player here or anything like that. That’s not the purpose of it.

His fast start has been very important with Dany out. We needed guys to step forward, and Ilya certainly has done that. He’s taken this team on his back. He wants to be the go-go...

What I’m going to say to the guys on the first day of meeting is that basically they are going to pick this Olympic team.

The oldest guy in the tournament was one of our better players. Unfortunately not everybody had the jump that he had. If we did, we’d probably be talking about something differently.

The orientation camp will be a terrific opportunity for our staff to come together with the candidates for our Olympic team to assess the potential makeup of our squad. It will not be a tryout...

Some guys show up when you tell them to, like two hours before a game or a practice, but Chelios will be there three or four hours earlier than that. I wish all players in...

Some of his patterns come in legal and some come in illegal.

I hope he plays all the games and I hope we’re paying the whole thing.

It’s very disappointing, because the people at USA Hockey do a tremendous job. There is a lot of pressure on people. The top people at USA Hockey are volunteers.

Just think we’re going to have this player for the next five years.

His all-around game has been especially good. That’s why he’s warranted more ice time, because he’s played solid at both ends of the ice. I thought he was capable of playing good defense because he’s...

The players pick this team, not us.

Certainly he was on the bubble as we started, but played himself on the team. That’s what our goal was when we were selecting this team. Let guys play themselves on or off the team.

All three of them are starting goaltenders in the NHL right now.

I watched him play four times and he may not be as fast or as effective offensively, but he’s still outstanding on defense and he’s a great leader. That’s why we wanted him to help...