John LeClair Quotations

We came back here refreshed. Everyone's in a good mood in (the) locker room. Hopefully we can keep it up.

It's a little different feeling, but we have to move on. I think we'll be OK come game time.

It was disappointing, obviously. I was looking forward to continuing to play once April came, but it didn't happen. It is what it is, and it's forgotten. It's about finishing strong here and playing hard.

Obviously, I've never been associated with a team for sale, that kind of thing, and I don't think many guys have. I don't think anyone has any experience on how to handle something like that. But it hasn't affected us. I don't think anyone even talks about it.

It's a lot more than I ever dreamed of scoring in this league, so it's something I'm very proud of. But it's also something for later on. In the middle of a season, it's tough to sit back and look at accomplishments like that. It's a team sport.

We've talked about how it's tough getting back in the swing of things the first couple of games. You're not quite up to speed. That stuff takes time. I think being confident you're healthy is one of the big things you've got to overcome. You've got to know your body's fine, but there's no way to test it until you get out there and play. Once you pass that test, things work well.

It was probably a quick whistle, but you just have to move on. We got the goal (later), so it worked out OK.

I don't even think Yashin knew he hit the puck.

Mark didn't exactly have to sell me hard on Pittsburgh at all. The Penguins, after all the moves they had made, weren't really a hard sell.

I think, obviously, there was some uncertainty as to what was going on around here. Now that it's over, you look around and this is what we've got and this is what we've got to work with. ... We kind of talked about it that we have to make the best of it.