Miroslav SATANis a retired Slovak professional ice hockey right winger who most recently played for Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League... (wikipedia)
My idea was that Fleury was going to expect I would do the same thing as last time. I think that helped me out.
But after I got off the phone (with Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier) I was excited because they basically gave me up for nothing and I went, all of a sudden, on the free market. So that made it exciting.
Bates made a great play to me and it was easy to put it in.
I feel responsible for this game, ... To get an opportunity like that, with a penalty shot, you should put it in.
He might have expected me to do the same thing. I think that's what helped me out.
I think we've all seen that we've scored a lot of goals lately, and that hasn't been the case for a long time here. I think many players have confidence to make plays and shoot the puck and other players feed off that. And that raises the confidence in the dressing room.
This time, we had a shoot out about a week or 10 days ago. I kind of expected the same thing. That's what helped me out on this one.
This series is intense. We're going to try to keep it going tomorrow,
We got a little younger, we got new blood. If you can win the first couple of games in a row, it's going to spread through the whole team. The confidence will go higher.
We felt like we were supposed to win this game, so when they tied it up, we were able to stay mentally strong.
Every game from here on out is a Game 7.
Except for one breakdown, we played real well.
It was unbelievable. The save he made there, it looked like from the bench that probably would go in. Then the rebound after it, he was laying on the ice . . . .miraculously, he saved it.
They got a lucky bounce, and that happens. I'm glad we got the two points.
It's like one call here or one play there can turn around the game.
It's promising, it looks very good. For only the first time playing together, we created several good chances. We didn't score many goals, but it looked pretty good.
It's pressure for every player in a shootout. A point is on the line. The best way to succeed is to block it out, take it like a practice and have fun with it. So far, more have gone in than missed.
The best way to succeed is to try to block it away, try to take it as a practice and have fun with it. So far, they've been more going in than not.
It was one of those days in your life.
It was probably an inch or two, nobody could see it because he was spread out over the goal line.
I'm glad that it's behind me. I'm looking forward to the new situation.
I'm definitely looking forward to a new working relationship.
I knew that I would feel bad at 7 p.m. if I wasn't here. You know the situation we're in, trying to close the gap on making the playoffs. I just wanted to be here.
I just watched the goalie to see what he was going to do. I was just trying to focus on him. He stayed in, so I shot.
I'm kind of curious what kind of emotions I'll have, ... I couldn't have asked maybe for a better matchup for my first game. I think it's exciting.
I had a number of things in mind, depending on how he reacted. He covers the net really well. I was able to find a space.
I'm not that surprised. We knew we have some offensive power. For us, it was just a matter of putting the team together and jelling and playing a system with good execution on the ice.
I'm not that big of fan of it, ... I don't think the players like the pressure of a shootout, but it makes the game exciting for the fans.
I'm not that big of fan it. I don't think the players like the pressure of a shootout, but it makes the game exciting for the fans.
I'm not that big of fan it, ... I don't think the players like the pressure of a shootout, but it makes the game exciting for the fans.
I'm not that big a fan of it. I don't think the players like the pressure of a shootout, but it makes the game exciting for the fans.
I'm not that big a fan of it, ... I don't think the players like the pressure of a shootout, but it makes the game exciting for the fans.
I'm an Islander now. I don't really care about what's going on over there.
If you read all the papers and predictions before this tournament, they all favored Canada and the U.S.. We are glad we've been able to play these kind of games, and we hope it continues.
You can only repeat this so many times: it's not over.