Dany Heatley Quotations

We were in a rut. We've just got to play our game, get back to the way we were. We're skating now, moving our feet. All three of us are back in the groove now. We're supporting each other well.

If they call all the stuff, like they say they're going to, I think it'll open it up.

I don't know what to say except that shootouts are not part of the playoffs, so we should be okay.

I was kind of waiting in the weeds there. I had a hunch. It was bouncing pretty funny. I thought one more bounce over his stick and it would be there.

It caught a lot of people off guard. No one wants anything bad to happen to the league, because we have a great league with a great bunch of guys who enjoy the game. But it's damaging, obviously.

I think the power play is trying to do too much. It's been like that a while and I think as a group we need to communicate better.

I think we all want to prove something. We came here for one reason in training camp and the guys who have been here for a while and have not done what they wanted to do, definitely want to prove that we can (win).

I think they'll be pretty good to me. They were always good to me in the past.

Just a little friendly talk, wishing each other a Merry Christmas. It was no big deal, but if anyone says something to me, then I'm going to say something back.

I worked hard and I just felt that I could come back from everything. There was never a doubt.

I think he'll be good for us. Just watching him, he knows what it takes for him to get ready. I've been watching him do his drills and stuff and it's fun to watch. He's a different style of goalie and has his own style. It's not really one thing. He knows a lot of shooters and he'll play a little variation of everything. It's almost maybe better for him to have that year to get ready. He looks good with us and played well (in camp). I don't think anybody has a concern about him at all.

We have a great team and feel we can win every game. When we do lose, that shouldn't happen. It's like we can only beat ourselves.

We got off to a good start. They played very well in the second, and then after we took control in the third and things got a little bit out of hand.

You know when you play for Canada that there's going to be pressure because you're always expected to win. We all understand, and I think that's what makes us better. That's going to have to happen pretty quick.

We were able to keep the puck in their zone and work them down low. We didn't allow a lot of quality chances.

Every country gets fired up to play us. They played well. I thought when it was 2-1 that we had some chances to make it 3, 4-1. He made some saves and we just missed some shots. They got a break on their second, and the third period I thought we had a lot of chances, he made some big saves. We got it done in the shootout.

Everybody is going through the same thing. The way the schedule is, it's tough down the stretch.

I wasn't putting too much emphasis on it (the booing). I think that you have to put it behind you.

The first game was different but tonight we were just worried about getting ourselves back on track. It's another loss. We've got to keep going, keep trying to get out of this and win on Saturday.

With the year off, I think most guys were excited to get going, but coming to Ottawa, a new place, made me even more excited.

When I signed in Ottawa two years ago, I felt it was to be an integral part of the team. Over the last two years and more recently over the past year, I feel my role was diminished. This past season, it diminished a lot more. “I would like the opportunity to go somewhere where I can play to the best of my capabilities and be the player that I can be.

I'm an old-school guy. I don't try to be too flashy.

I've always been a goal scorer. Playing both ways is something I wanted to do coming into the league.

Requesting a change of environment was an extremely difficult decision. After a tremendous amount of reflection and numerous conversations with my family, it made the most sense to seek a change.

You do your job, you get your work done at the rink and then you go home. The big thing is figuring out what you're going to do the rest of the day.

We knew the scouting report on him and I did the exact same thing that they told us not to do. It's tough to get it up when you're reaching and you've got your arms extended, but I thought I could still sneak it in and he made a good save.

We're not intimidated by them. We're out to get as many points against them as possible.

We had some segments of the game where we played really well and then we let up for a shift or two. Ten goals in two games, we're not playing the way we can defensively.

We all thought it was in. With the video now, if you can't see the puck then it doesn't count, but that would have been a big goal for us in the second period. It might have helped to change the momentum a little bit.

We all thought it was in. That would have been a good goal for us.

We lost a tough one in Florida and we wanted to forget that. We have been able to forget them. We're going to drop a game now and then.

You have to respect those guys when they are on the ice and not give them too much room and we did that well tonight. They seemed a little bit tired coming off a big road trip, but we played well.

You look at his career and what he's done, it's pretty unbelievable. Shooting against him every day has been a lot of fun for me, and he's going to be tough over there. I think he's a guy who can take it to another level, and I'm sure he'll be at that level in the Olympics.

Every game is a tough game here. There is always pressure when you put on a Canadian jersey. You are expected to win.

There's so many great players on this team.

I've talked a lot about it for the last two years. I've basically said everything there is to say. That's the reason I don't feel that I need to talk about it anymore.

It was all excitement today. The fans were loud. We've got great fans who have supported me and have supported us through this whole thing. It was more excitement than anything at the start of the game.

They've always been good to me. They paid their tickets, they can do what they want.

A lot of people were saying some really good things, and I appreciate that. I think that most of the time they treated me great, and now if they want to boo, that's fine. But it's just another game, one that we want back.

They dislike us and we dislike them. But I don't think it was a big deal at all.

There wasn't one particular reason. I just felt that as a hockey player and as a person, what I wanted to accomplish, I felt I couldn't do it in Atlanta anymore.

There's definitely butterflies. It's a big thing. I'd love to play for my country and it would be great to go to the Olympics.

There's always pressure. When you put on the Canadian jersey you're expected to win. We all understand it, it makes us better.

It was a tight game. It's just tough to lose in a shootout.

It's a great feeling definitely to do it here but in regards to playing those guys, I'm just happy we got the win.

It's nice, but I would have liked to do it in a different game.

They are the Stanley Cup champions, you want to beat them.

Once it happened the first time, I wasn't expecting anything different tonight. But it was nice to get the win here tonight.

It's nice. We've had a fun year and we've got a great team. I'm just trying to be sharp and get ready for the playoffs next week.

Anyone who has ever gone through anything like that, or lost a friend or a family member, they know that it's never going to leave you. But at the same time it gets better, and as time goes on it gets better.

I'm a big fan of it. It might not be fair, but whoever is in the shootout are guys who can put the puck in the net, so chances are if there was a big goal, one of them might get it anyway.

I'm having a lot of fun with this team.

I just gave him a little yell, but he knew where I was.

I can't think about it too much. It's going to be a little strange to see some of the guys I used to play with. I'm going to go in there, deal with it and try to win the game. That's about all I can do.

This has worked out well for me. To get the chance to come to a Canadian team and play in a hockey atmosphere has just been great.

The first time we got spanked pretty good. We were trying to play a simple game once we got the lead.