Jose Theodore Quotations

When you start you lose your focus, you don't play as well. You can't get distracted by good publicity or bad. You have to make sure you do your job and that's what he's been doing.

We're a bunch of guys who never give up and work really hard. As a goalie, that's fun to see. There's extra pressure because when you are down one goal, you want to make sure you keep your team in the game and you don't want to give up that next one because they are going to find a way to score.

Since the beginning of the season, I gave up a couple of bad goals.

My girlfriend brought me a lot of pictures, and she sends me a lot of e-mails. I have pictures and a video, and it's always fun to look at them. When I look at the pictures, I feel like I'm actually there.

Obviously, this year I didn't play up to my level, but the year's not over yet.

Obviously, I'd like to have all three of the goals back. I would have liked to have saved all of them. They got a lucky break on the third one, off our guy's skate. That's part of the game.

Nobody relaxes in the playoffs. Getting the fourth win is the toughest. We expect to see their best.

I didn't really know what was going on. I thought about going out of the net and not playing into his game, but then I thought he had the (nerve) to go on the ice, so I let him have a free shot at me.

I don't feel I have anything to hide. It's not something that I got on the black market. It was a prescription from the doctor for eight years, so I don't feel uncomfortable by anything.

I am very excited and honored to be named to Team Canada. Any time you have the opportunity to represent your country, it is a thrill, and I'm looking forward to being a part of Team Canada at the World Cup of Hockey.

But we need to be ready to play our best game Tuesday because Ottawa is one of the best teams in the NHL.

I lost it for a second and he picked the corner.

I felt good. I'm not 100 percent. My conditioning isn't what it needs to be.

I always like my hair real long and I like to keep it long as long as possible.

He made a nice play, ... Good players make good moves and he made a good move.

He came to camp prepared and he's been playing great for us,

Guys are not afraid of paying the price and jumping in front of shots. And a lot of times they're making some big saves for me.

We lost the game, but we got a point, ... It's a huge point, especially the way Ottawa played.

He couldn't beat me. That's the main thing.

I was looking forward to coming back on the ice here so I'm anxious to go back in Colorado and just help the team. I'm really, really pumped up and it's going to be a great challenge, and for sure I want to make sure that I show everybody that Colorado made the better move so that's the challenge that I'm looking forward to.

I thought Dallas tonight played their best game so far. They came at it, they were moving the puck around, jamming the net and getting a lot of traffic in front of me.

I thought the color looked pretty good on me but it was kind of funny to see myself with the Colorado logo beside my name.

I think we played well as a team.

I think that that was their best game of the series. But nobody thought we were going to sweep the series so we just have to forget about it and move on.

I think during the last surgery, they put something special in his wrist,

I said I always wanted to stay with the Canadians. I didn't want to play anywhere else.

I think Patrick wouldn't say something unless it was true. It was a great confidence boost. Every time Patrick Roy says something you believe him.

It didn't take long until I felt comfortable. But obviously, until you get a couple of games in and they see that you're really committed and you really want to win, that's the main thing.

It didn't take long until I felt comfortable.

I think they're going to come out flying.

You can be the best goalie or the worst goalie out there but when the playoffs start all the stats are back to zero. The guys came out flying and our team was focused.

When it's not happening, for sure you don't like it but it's not the time to get down, it's the time to work twice as hard and keep working, working on details. A lot of players go through slumps and I'm going through a slump here but it's not like I'm the only guy in the league that's happened to.

We had a lot of chances in the third, and they had some great chances, also, ... The guys played really well on that 5-on-3. We played well as a team and worked hard. We worked smart with and without the puck and got away with a win.

We have a lot of speed and with the new rules, I think it's going to help us a lot. I'm really confident and happy with the players we've got.

We needed two points in the standings. We've been sliding, so it was nice to see us respond.

We played well defensively and we waited for our chances. That's how we're going to have success and that's the way we have to play at home.

We didn't play our best game in Edmonton (in the regular season finale). But afterwards, the practices, I saw the intensity was so much higher.

Even throughout this season I've had up and downs, ... But I feel pretty good right now. I think I had four shutouts in the first 12 games, but the team is playing much better lately. And that's a big difference why we are winning some games. The shutouts are just luck. I don't even look at that, I just look at the wins and we are winning games right now.

As the games went on I feel better and better. In the playoffs you need a goalie to make the big saves.

I've been through this once before in the minors and the only way I know to get out of it by working harder.

People talk a lot about Pittsburgh, but Pittsburgh showed tonight they're really a good team. They have so many skilled players, it's scary to face them.

Oh, he's been really, really good. Every time you see him, even if the team's not doing well, he's smiling. You feel like he really likes everybody in the dressing room, and he's really close to the team. He's a fun owner to play for. He's a friend. He's been terrific.

Some other athletes who had the same drug in their system all went on appeal because it was an Olympic year for them and they all lost. The (appeal) hearing is public, it's long, it creates some distraction for the team and we decided our priority was the NHL.

As a goalie, you don't look at the number of goals, you just make sure there are no weak ones,

As a goalie, it's fun to see you're always in the game. Right now, our confidence is good, but next game we are going to have to come ready because they are going to come out strong.

You see there's 16 seconds left and it's five-on-three, you don't expect to have a two-on-one, but that's something we have to learn from. It was a bad bounce, but we can't take chances like that.

This is obviously the most important time of year. As a player, this is when you like to play ... and when you want to be on top of your game. I think on the ice is where (the game) is played. We all know they're a great team and they've got a lot of power. We'll respect that team but we'll have to do what we do best and concentrate on our team.

A lot of times they were making some big saves for me. It's all the credit to them. They're not scared of blocking shots. It's fun for a goalie to see guys trying to block as many shots as they can.

They played desperate hockey. They were especially desperate in the second period when they really came after me.

There was contact. Yes, he got out of the way, but it put me out of position.

There's always things you have to work on,

It's just being on the ice with as little pain as possible. I'm pushing it a little harder every time I'm out there.

It was bad luck and even though I am very disappointed of the outcome, I can only wish that my rehab period will be as quick and short as possible.

It was always a goal for me to play with Montreal for many years.

It was always a goal for me to keep playing in Montreal for many years. I said I always wanted to stay with the Canadians. I didn't want to play anywhere else.

It was always a goal for me to keep playing in Montreal for many years,

It's good, but it's far from over. You always need four wins to get the series, so you just have to concentrate on the next game.

It's hard to see good things coming out. It's really tough right now. Now my priority is to heal up quickly and take care of my girlfriend who is expecting our first child.

It's hard to play seven against five for the whole game.

It's good to see our young guys come in and play well.

Everybody was really happy and they were anxious to welcome me in Denver.

It was an open net and I just dove and he hit me right in the middle of the face, ... I think we were lucky on that play.

It was one of our better games because we played the way we have to play,

They did a good job of clearing the puck after I made the first save.

They were skating more and they had the puck more than they had the last couple of games. They had more shots, they were shooting from everywhere with traffic.

It was a fun day for everybody and the media were following us around, which is good,

It was a dream come true playing here, I had a great time. The fans, teammates, everything was fun. I played for 10 years almost, which is really good, but now it's a new start. I'm going to be part of a another great organization and I'm really pleased. It's a nice city and I know a lot of the players. It's a new beginning and I only have good things to say about Montreal.

I'm feeling better, but the strength isn't there and there's still some soreness.

I intend to come back strong and contribute to the team's success through the last part of the regular season and in the playoffs.

In goaltending, there's a lot of technical stuff. Right now, we're working on a couple of details and once we correct them, we'll find other things to work on. That's the way it is.

I knew Jason has a really hard shot, so I give him the glove side. He still beat me. I couldn't get over in time, because he has a rocket.

If you look at me with no shirt, if I'm taking steroids then I should change the guy that's selling them to me because it's not working.

Instead of being 1-2 we're 3-0, we're finding ways to win,

I remember that my mom always said, 'Put a toque on -- you're going to catch a cold.' ... So I decided to make sure she's not going to say anything when I go back home, so I put a toque on.

I know I had someone hit me on that play. Someone knocked me off balance that much I can tell you. I guess I'll see the replay later but I think as a goalie you've got to expect that when an opponent skates through the crease, the referee has to spot it and least stop the play or call a penalty for interference.

I have to be ready to play a lot of games.

I don't know, it's up to you to decide. I'm just there to stop the puck. I'm just concentrating on making every save I can and from there -- we were down a goal and the guys came back to win the third period.

I didn't see much. I know I stopped it but I didn't know where it was, and then all of a sudden I saw two guys coming at me hard but a good thing it was Danny ? he weighs, what 150? 160? ? so it wasn't that bad.

For myself, it's out of my control. I can only play my best and see what happens. Obviously I want to be part of it, that would be a great experience. But I feel like I did everything I did and I'm happy with the way I played and I'm not picked, it's up to them. I can help Montreal out by helping myself out also.

I felt really good even though we got two goals down. I felt in control. We didn't panic. I knew if we could keep going the same way we were, we'd be able to get a couple of goals.

You want to play well and when it's not happening, for sure, you don't like it. It's not time to get down on myself. It's time to work twice as hard and I guess it's working on the details.

The first period with all those penalties it was a real test for our team and for ourselves. I felt really good.

The last seven or eight games I've been feeling well. I've been trying to build on little details and make the little adjustments that allow me to make the big saves. I'm just concentrating on my stuff and the guys are taking care of the rest. It's fun to see them working hard like that.

The last game, as a team, myself, I didn't think we played the way we should, ... I was unhappy with the way I played, so today was a big challenge for us to play well and for me to bounce back.