Denis Gauthier Quotations

I'm a laid-back, quiet guy. I change my kids' diapers.

I think it?s a great feeling. It?s an honor to go to a successful team, a team that wants to win. There?s not much more you can ask for as a hockey player then to go to a team that aspires for the Stanley Cup each and every year. It?s a great opportunity for me.

We need to be physical with them early and set ourselves up for later in the series. Every time you get out of position to make a hit, they have the skill to make you pay. You have to wait for them, but in a seven-game series they'll come eventually.

We knew coming into this series the power plays would be a huge factor and it has. We can kill four or five penalties a game, but when we get up to seven, eight or nine, that's taxing a lot of our players.

It was a penalty and it should not have been done. I felt bad about it.

Now, because of the new rules, you can't hold on as much and pin a guy against the wall. Guys are facing the glass a lot more. They position their body between you and the puck and try to play keep-away.

This is the lowest it's got to be. The last two weeks have been really tough on us. We've dug ourselves a big hole as far as the playoff race is concerned and we've got to rebound. . . . There is no more room for error here.

It's a place I've always wanted to go to, ever since my draft day. That's my style. They've always used big, physical defensemen. So I was excited to have a chance.

It's not like I look for s--- to happen. It follows me around and knocks on my door.

It just follows me around and it knocks at my door.

It's a mind-set of going out and getting the job done.

I'm going to bring my physical play, there's no doubt about that. If it helps neutralize anything, great. If it helps our team, gives it an emotional lift at times during the game, perfect.

I'm a different guy off the ice. I have two boys, four and one. I feed them. I change the youngest one's diapers.

I'll talk to them after the series. Before that there are no friends anywhere.

I play a style of game that attracts attention and it (ticks) people off, that's all. That's fine. I'll take all the attention. That way, my teammates can play in peace.

I didn't know if I was just going to be a rental player. This makes me feel a lot better about being here and wanting to battle for the rest of the year with these guys.