Jere Lehtinen Quotations

When we started right in the first game it was tough no practices at all. But coming in we showed we could play as a team right away. The first game started the whole tournament.

He was good in the locker room. Between periods, you always knew what was wrong with our game. Whatever happened on the ice, he knew what to do right away. He could analyze the game pretty fast and quick.

He's playing great. ... He gave us the confidence to play.

I think it's good. You never know when you go to a tournament who's going to win. That's more exciting for people watching. As players, you know it's going to be a tough tournament.

I thought that was it, because NHL players weren't in the Olympics. Then it changed, and I think it's a great thing. All the top players have a chance to be there. That's why it's so special.

We've got speed and I think we are using it very much to our advantage. But don't underestimate our talent level. We've got a lot of very good players. And we're confident like I have never seen us before.

We came here as underdogs, but we had good teamwork. That's why we got here.

We almost let this one slip away. The first period, we came out hard, but we didn't play as hard in the second. They got the intensity, we lost the 1-on-1 battles and in the third we knew we had to play better.

We got a lot of confidence from last night. We didn't play that good in the first game, then we were down 3-0 so fast. In the second period, we needed to prove we were better than that.

I've been to three Olympics before, and it's been great. It's different, every four years. You see and meet all the different athletes in the various sports biathlon, ski jumping, cross country skiing. And everybody is living in the Olympic village.

Of course, we know it's Sweden. It's going to be a big rival. Still, it's a game you know you have to play. It's better you don't think too much. It's better you don't think, you just go and play hard and show that way.

It was good for us. We've been struggling on the five-on-threes and we haven't been scoring much on the power play. Those goals were huge. Those led us to a win.

It was good for us. We've been struggling on the 5-on-3s and we haven't been scoring much on the power play. Those goals were huge. Those led us to a win.

In the three games this season we've had very good starts. That helps a lot. I don't know why against them and not against other teams, but sometimes it happens.