I think overall the past couple games we've tried to play good defense. With [Luongo] in the net, he gives you a chance to win every night. It's nice to end the trip with a win.
It's hard to put into words. It's pretty similar to when Canada and the Soviet Union played the Summit Series. It's like that every time for us against them.
The past couple years my name has popped up at the trade deadline, (and) I've been traded a couple of times already. I don't think about that. I just hope we get an agreement, get a deal done, and I can stay here.
He's a proven goalie in Europe, but we played 50 minutes of hockey and had 13 shots. We can't give him credit. He's probably happy he got his first shutout in the NHL, but we made him look good. We really didn't test that guy.
He's a proven goalie in Europe, but we played 50 minutes of hockey and had 13 shots, ... We can't give him credit. He's probably happy he got his first shutout in the NHL, but we made him look good. We really didn't test that guy.
Probably it's going to taste a little bit bitter in the next few days. You win the bronze, you win the gold, you lose the silver. As a hockey player you always want to win. It's disappointment right now.
Even if we're not able to sign a deal before the trade deadline [March 9], if the team keeps going in the right direction and makes a push to be in the playoffs, I don't see a reason to trade a guy.
Early in the year we find a way to lose those (one-goal) games. Lately, we've been able to get that extra point. Every point is huge for us. It was a big win.
We've been building a fan base, so we definitely want to win games and at least be in that ninth place. That's still a possibility. The fans, and us as players, and the organization will have a better feeling going to the long summer.
If we were in the playoffs, I'd probably be taking some games (off) now to be ready. But I'm used to playing 82 games, so I just want to get through it.
I don't think there's any people outside our locker-room who believed we could go this far. I told my teammates back in Florida when I'd be back and I told them on Tuesday morning. A couple of guys smiled, I don't know if they believed me.