Derian Hatcher Team Quotations

You have to use home ice, especially early in the game. You want to get a quick lead. Obviously, that team thrives on taking the lead.

We have to be consistent, because consistent teams win in the playoffs.

This team has played like this for years and years. They wait and wait and capitalize on mistakes. There's no secret. They've been playing this way for a long time and they're good at it. They challenge you to beat them.

Every team going in thinks they have a shot. Whoever ends up in the Stanley Cup final, it really wouldn't surprise me.

Skating with the team is a step in the right direction, so in that sense it felt good. I'm assuming that Peter will be back for probably a game, and hopefully I can play a game or two in the exhibition. It's definitely important to try to get everyone going before the start of the year.