It’s special when you face them [Ottawa] and we try to send a message. Both teams know if you want to win the Stanley Cup, we’re going to have to face each other. So every...

I’m enjoying playing the game again. I’m having fun, getting chances every night and it’s certainly fun playing next to a player like Peter.

A lot of the guys were going to bed early because there were guys who had slept on the plane and guys who hadn’t. I talked to a lot of guys (yesterday) who were able...

You can say that. They’re built for the new NHL. They’re not big, but they have a lot of speed. We have some speed, but we’re more physical. We need to play the same way...

It’s been a long stretch and lots of games, but we pulled it together and got some big wins.

It’s been great. It’s been a while since we had a chance to do this stuff. The last time was at the start of the year in Montreal. A couple days away, putting our minds...

After they scored, we decided to play. It’s playoff time. It’s not acceptable for a team not to be ready to play. We need to find a way to get momentum right away.

It’s a tough time right now we’re going through. We look like a tired team, but it’s not an excuse. We need to play through it.

You need to get a couple moves in your head. The move I did was the first move in my mind. I haven’t had much success in shootouts this year and I was a little...

It’s something you don’t like to see. Hopefully the league is going to take care of it.

We have not had one game where the entire team has been healthy. This is a chance to get some guys rest and get a few guys back after the break.

This is a sport we love. We play this game for a reason: it’s fun. We have our backs to the wall right now, but we don’t want to stop here. We want to keep...

A win on the road like this, we know it’s never easy, especially here in Carolina. Both teams were tired after traveling. But I feel very good at the end when you finally get the...

Practice was more relaxed. We need to be more relaxed. Last week was too intense. (Tuesday) we were relaxed and had more fun on the ice laughing and all that. Sometimes in hockey if you...

Some of the other guys have to step up. I’m one of them.

Sometimes the energy drops after that. A lot of teams are tired now, a lot of games in a short period of time, and we just need to battle and fight through it.

It’s not supposed to be like that. But I think everybody knows that this game was maybe looking a little bit easier than Ottawa, New York and New Jersey. This may have been our toughest...

I haven’t thought about it really. I was looking to have a good year and that’s still my goal. Right now, it’s a little bit higher than I expected.

We tried to start better and score a couple of quick goals, and it was a big plus when we did that. Overall, I think we played pretty well defensively.

It?s going to be like that all season and we need to get used to it. Something that was natural to do before, I can?t do now.

That was a quick one.

That’s a big number. It was good to get this one. I don’t want to say I was not focusing on the game, but it will be a lot easier to focus.

It?s not the way you want to come out here in front of your fans. It?s not the way you want to lose. It?s a tough night.

Right now we don’t have it. We need to find a way to get that back.

He sees me pretty well on the ice. He’s amazing. He finds me everywhere. He’s fun to play with.

It’s easy to play with him. I read him pretty good. I just need to get open and he’s going to find me. That’s a feeling you have to have to be successful.

It (Olympics) is definitely a step up from the NHL regular season play.

We dominated the game in Buffalo because of the start. The start of the game is very important for us, especially with the type of team we have.

Sometimes you have that little hole for that little puck to go through.

You don?t want to think about it, but it?s in the back of your mind. In the last two games I had some great chances. It was good to get this one tonight and now...

I had no idea the puck was in. But when I went to talk to the referee, he said the puck was in. He said they called that one in from Toronto. I don?t know...

It’s always fun when you got those lucky goals on your side.

A lot of players have different opinions about the way we’ve played, so sometimes you need to maybe bring what you think and take the best of it. That’s something we had to do and...

Forsberg to Gagne … he scores!

He’s looking for me all the time, even when I’m not open. I told him on the bench to think about himself sometimes and just shoot it. It’s amazing what Peter can do with the...

We wanted to get back on track. You go two games without scoring a goal and it gets in your mind a bit.

We did our job by winning our game. What are you going to do? They fought back. They’re the hottest team in the league and they showed they could fight to the end. They deserve...

They are playing very well right now, and we had a couple good challenges against Detroit and Colorado and this one is just as tough. They are a surprising team this year and they are...

I’ve known him since 2002, so I might get a call later tonight after the game.

It’s really tough to know when you’re ready to go back with those kinds of injuries. They’re so deep inside. You feel good, but sometimes you need to make sure it’s healed and it’s ready...

He’s the best player in the world. He’s amazing one-on-one. I just try to get open. I know at some point he will find me.

We’re still in first. We lost a couple games recently and they won their games so they got closer to us. It’s going to be a big game. We want to stay at the top.