We know what happened … when they knocked us out. There is always a rivalry against these guys. It’s going to be special.

We have to. We need to. He’s a big man, great guy, has great hands, great shot, everything. So, we need him to help out offensively.

We’ve been in this situation how many times and we know that the fourth win is the toughest.

Leave him alone. He’s got a good chance, though.

The mentality of this team is always to be in the playoffs. We don’t expect anything else or accept anything else.

It says a lot about our hockey team. We can play against anybody.

We had a lot of [power-play] opportunities. But on a couple of goals we got some bounces. It was a good start for us.

We don’t want to pinch ourselves now. We’re feeling good about the game we have been playing. We know the series we played, they had a couple of injured guys but that doesn’t take anything...

It’s not like I’m not trying. It’s not like I’m not working hard. They’re just not going in.

The fourth win is the toughest. We just have to keep going the way we’ve been going.

I got a pretty good check on that guy, and he lost control of the puck.

The most important thing is to focus on our game and that’s all.

I was afraid of him. Here (I) was a 175-pound guy coming here. Here’s this guy, 222 or 225 pounds, with paws like a bear.

We had a lot of opportunities. We would’ve been in trouble if we couldn’t score on those chances. It was just one of those nights where everything went in for us.

We didn’t do a good job defensively tonight. We were always missing by half a second.

It always takes a little time to adjust and get something going. We didn’t play badly and give up chances and that’s fine, but offensively we didn’t have anything going.

It’s going to be an issue obviously. It’s going to be on my mind when the time is right. Not right now. I am just happy that I can play.

They’re in a difficult situation; it takes awhile to turn it around. After the new year we’re 7-0. And the last couple of games, we haven’t played our best games but we’ve found a way...

It is very good to go into the playoffs feeling good about ourselves.

It was just a feeling that you could score any time you have the puck. He works hard, and he’s getting rewarded for that.

We knew the power play was going to be a big factor. We had a lot of opportunities and we like the way it ended up.

The one Florida trip, we were just too tired. In Toronto, we had a bad start.

This is an unacceptable loss for us. We had the game in our hands and we lost it. We lost a very important point.

I have been here my whole career. I have accomplished something here and proved myself in a good position. I have worked hard and gotten an opportunity to succeed, so I’m just happy for that....

You guys know it always takes me a couple months before I get it going anyway in a season. I should be ready for the playoffs.

We’ve got to win one game and we’ll see. Obviously, it would help to start at home, no question.

[Czech team officials] told me they needed to know, that I needed to make a decision that day. I was sore and wasn’t even thinking about playing. After five to six days now, I know...

We were underrated all year. There was a game against Atlanta (March 23), where we were winning 4-1, lost (6-5) in overtime. That was a turning point. If we lost (composure after that) we go...

We tried to frustrate them and we did, you could see it in their faces. But it’s just one game, we have to get ready for another one (Monday).

We’ve got to keep believing in us. We know that if we play our game we can be successful.

Listen, I’ve been here my whole career. I’ve accomplished something here. I put myself in a good position. I worked hard for where I’m at. They’ve given me an opportunity to succeed, so I’m happy...

It helps that they’re going well. We were making good plays, spreading the ice pretty well. I didn’t want to hold back. I told the coaches that when I come back I want to play,...

I don’t know about any of that. After New Year’s, we’ve shown that we can beat anybody. It’s just a matter of putting it together the right way.

I don’t see that as realistic.

I’m very happy where I’m at right now.

It’s always a rivalry between us and with all the Rangers fans, we’ll finally have a full building. We know what happened in 1997 when they knocked us out (the most-recent time they met in...

I don’t think I got too frustrated, too down. You remember yourself, what you went through.

The feeling in this thing is that when we play our game and we are on top of our game we can beat anybody. And that’s a good feeling to have.

I’m more nervous than excited, actually. I felt okay the past couple of days, no pain, no problem. I feel good conditioning-wise and hockey-wise. It’s going to take awhile. I’m a little too quick for...

We’ve just got to win one game and we’ll see. That’s all.

I haven’t skated in almost two weeks, so I need to get back in shape a little bit.

Would we rather play a team with Jagr or without Jagr? Yeah. We’d rather play without Jagr.

I knew it was going to be for a couple of weeks and that’s what it’s been. I missed about 10 months before that. This was quick.

Nice. No question you want to score. You want to play the best you can play.

He was just huge. I was afraid of him. You had a 170-pound guy coming here and he was 220, 225 with these paws like a bear. I was pretty intimidated the first few years....

It was just the first period but it could’ve helped us. It could’ve changed the course of the game.

He doesn’t talk much on the bench. And he’s pretty positive. But then he’ll tell you privately, unless he needs to get the team going. Then he tells you in front of everybody.

It is day to day now.

We’re going to have to shadow someone else.

He was just huge. I was afraid of him. Here I was a 175-pound guy coming here and this guy is 220, 225 with paws like a bear. I was pretty intimidated.