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.