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Brian Gionta Quotes
We've just got to keep plugging away. We're trying to be too fancy at times, passing up some shots that we should be taking.
Once we got up early on them with those three goals, we just stuck with what we were doing.
Absolutely that's a huge lift. You get that little advantage and it's like a home-ice advantage.
A legend like that knows a lot about the game. It's nice to know he's around.
Whenever there's a ceremony like that, if you're home or away, you always have to be careful not to get too stale. But it sparked a lot of emotion, and that kept us going. It felt like a playoff atmosphere out there.
You want to take that (home ice) and use it to your advantage. You know how important it is in the playoffs.
It's always good playing here. My brother is here watching the game and some buddies I went to college with were at the game, so it's always nice to catch up with old friends and come back to a place that was real important in my career.
He played great. We shot some at him but he did give up only one. We had some momentum and we had some good chances.
With only two games before the Olympic break, we want to get all the points we can get. The key for me is to refocus every game and not relax or back off what is making me so successful.
We were shocked, obviously. But we knew what we did wrong. We made some mistakes and that was the reason why we didn't come out on top.
I want to take care of our own destiny. We don't want to back into it.
We played a little desperate in the third period. We didn't play with that desperation in the first and second period.
We got away from (playing our style) the previous two games. We just have to worry about ourselves right now.
It's disappointing, obviously, because we came here for the gold medal, a medal.
In the last few games. we've done a good job of playing with intensity, and playing desperate. That's what we need to do for the next nine games. When we sit back and let other teams take it to us, that's when we get in trouble.
It's nothing I was chasing from the start, but it was an honor to be considered among the great players (in this organization).
We focused in and wanted to finish strong in the last 10, 11 games. We'll see what happens. Things still have to happen for us to get the title. We just need to take care of what we need to take care of.
It's always nice. It's an honor to be considered as one of those guys and be up there on the list with them. Considering how many great guys have come through the organization, it's an honor for sure.
No, not at all. That's where you need to keep your focus. You try not to give them anything to go on.