It’s got to be a tough decision, whatever it is, if he is going to quit hockey or come back and play again. It’s got to be tough on him.

I can’t really say I felt fatigued coming home after the (2002) tournament. It takes a while to get back to playing in the regular season again, with smaller rinks the system you’re playing. Otherwise...

After Mats laid it up perfectly for me, I tried to go high to the blocker side. I hit it perfectly, I got everything on the shot. I hit the spot where I was aiming.

He’s a great captain. He leads by example, especially in the playoffs, you can see that, the way he goes out and battles, plays hard. He doesn’t say a whole lot, but when he says...

Edmonton has been playing for their lives for a month now. I thought tonight was the first time we got up to their level of intensity, and now we can look forward to getting back...

Sweden and Finland, that’s huge. We’ve had great battles in the past.

We’re playing real strong in our own end. We’re not giving up a lot of shots and Manny only has to make one save and we’re clearing the rebound.

I think everybody is confident having Henrik back there. He’s proven himself, playing in Sweden, playing with a national team before, and now playing in the NHL, showing that he’s been progressing throughout the season...

We had some pressure on us from previous tournaments where we’ve lost in the quarterfinals.

It could be the biggest goal I ever scored.

It’s love of the game. He comes down to optional skates. On off days he comes down and rides the bike. He just loves the game.

You have to pay attention to details to have success in the playoffs. You can’t take anyone lightly.

I tried to go high blocker side and I hit it just perfectly — I got everything on the shot. And I hit that spot where I was aiming, too.

Tough to say. It’s tough to pinpoint what’s different, really.

I played a few pre-season games with him in Detroit, so we’ve played together before. You just have to read off one another.

I tried to shoot high on the blocker side and I hit it perfectly.

We didn’t do a good job in front of him. It wasn’t his fault.

I think it’s going to wait until after the playoffs. I’m in no hurry, really, to get it done before.

He’s got a great shot, and some nights, he’s looking to make that extra pass. I think the coaches have talked to him about taking the shot and being there for rebounds, instead of him...

He’s very strong around the net, very strong on the puck. He’s good at getting rebounds, goals in close, so we know he’s going to be battling in front of the net all series.

We talked about it before to try to get to get more shots at net especially with their goalie. We heard that he might leave some rebounds coming out. And playing more straight lines, going...

I was about 25-26 when I started playing more, getting more ice time and getting more recognition, too.

We had some pressure on us, and I thought we responded. It’s good to get past this hurdle.

I think he’s just getting better and better as we’re going down the stretch. You can tell his skating is better, he’s hanging on to the puck, he’s making plays out there – he looks...

I felt that I didn’t bump into him. I heard the crowd go nuts out there but I didn’t feel like I bumped into him.

When they’re out there, you have to pay special attention to them. Thornton has meant a lot to their team. He adds a lot of skill.

The last two games, he’s played strong. He looked confident in there.

A few weeks before the rosters came out, we were talking about it in the room a little bit, who is going to be picked and who is not going to be picked. You could...

I think we can make it tougher on him out there, make him skate a little more. He’s going to make plays out there. We can get on him quicker, not give him that time...

With this? I think it’s going to be great.

They were playing real tight in the neutral zone. They were playing the trap real well. That’s something we have to do a better job at combating.

I think we’re getting there.

It means a lot. It?s a huge thing being in the final again and just having a chance to play for the gold medal.

I’d rank this right up there with winning Stanley Cups. You don’t get many chances to compete in a tournament like this with the best players from different countries. It could be the biggest goal...

He looks real confident out there when he’s got the puck. You can tell that the other teams are backing off when he’s got it. When he’s got the puck he’s hanging onto the puck,...

This is bigger than the Stanley Cup. You only get a chance to win the Olympic title every four years. You get a chance every year to win the Stanley Cup. The Olympic tournament is...

We wanted to have a quick, good start. We had a perfect start. We got two quick goals and spent a lot of time in their end.

It’s an unbelievable feeling to finish on top and to win in your last Olympic tournament. Finally being able to wear the gold medal is just an unbelievable feeling.

I’m starting to feel better. My legs are starting to feel a lot better.

After Mats pretty much just laid it out for me, I tried to go high blocker side, and I hit it perfectly. I got everything on the shot. It went in the spot where I...

Edmonton has been playing like that for the last month going into the playoffs. We were kind of the opposite.

At least we get a couple days in between games after tonight. That’s going to help us a lot.

I think it’s great to have him back. Too bad we couldn’t get Pavel, but we had to have one of the two guys back. We’ve got Hank signed for a number of years, and...

A lot of these teams are dangerous teams because they have nothing to lose. They’re playing with a lot of enthusiasm and energy and it make it tough (for opponents).

That’s the way they have been calling it in other series as well.

On the power play, I’m trying to take more shots. Even five-on-five, just getting more shots through, and try to get open, too.

I thought it was a perfect ending that they assisted on my goal. Finally being able to wear the gold medal is just an unbelievable feeling.

We stayed patient out there. We didn’t really open ourselves up defensively and when we got the chances offensively, we took care of them.

We had good breakouts coming with speed and good entry. Once we’re set up we have great puck-movers. It doesn’t have to be a big slap shot all the time because we’re there for rebounds.

I thought in overtime we did a lot better passing the puck around, and we were more poised. We have to be more sharp on the power play, and you can’t pass up any shots,...