Marian Hossa Quotations

We ran into a hot goalie. But we need to get more good chances.

We shake our hands with Don before the game and said good luck, and that was it.

On the shootout, Kari played unbelievable in net.

I had it on my forehand and I went to my backhand and half the net was empty. I had him beat. He slid over and somehow he moved a leg and it went out. I couldn't believe it.

When they have the puck on their stick, there is no reason why you should go at them because they've got so much skill and so much speed they would just fly and go around us. We just waited and if we could, we'd go.

Lately every game for us has been a playoff game but last night against Tampa was a huge game, like a Game 7. But we told each other not to play tight, just to play hard. And we did. We played as a team and you saw what happened.

I was hoping that I didn't see anything like Dany did in Atlanta. I had a great seven years here.

I think I'm going to play a little more than in Ottawa, ... We'll see in the future. I don't want to say anything about wanting more ice time. It could be more opportunity to do more stuff.

We worked hard. We know we haven't played our best the last few weeks.

The real tournament starts in the medal round. Those are the important games.

We're trying not to look too far ahead. Tomorrow is big game for us. We have to win that one before we look any further down the road.

We have to bring the best in a short tournament to be successful.

We were talking before the game: 'We have to jump on them and get the lead right away. And that's what we did.

This was a big two points for us. We picked it up in the middle of the game.

Is there a better top two lines in hockey?

This game was important. They are pushing us. The win allows us to escape from them and almost catch the team ahead of us. It's a win-win situation for us.

They didn't shoot any time. They made a lot of passes. Maybe they're going to show more energy in their next game.

It's a great feeling when people are shouting your name. It gives you that extra boost, and I just tried to make it happen.

It's a great feeling. They're one of the best teams in the league and they're tough to beat. This should give us lots of confidence.

It's not pretty, but we got the points.

It's going to be an interesting game for me and for other players. But I just have to be myself and play the same game.

It's huge for us after we lost in Buffalo. ... Our power play didn't work as good as we'd like to, but tonight we came up strong.

It took one hour to get into the net. But it did.

It was just a great feeling to beat my former team. I just tried to stay focused. Everybody knows how I play.

Against some teams, you just feel good. I think our team feels good against this team and when we see them we just keep going.

can't wait to step on the ice in Atlanta.

I don't think many people expected this, but in a couple days it all starts from the beginning.

I asked the guys, 'What should I do?' They told me to just score. He closed the pads pretty quick, but somehow it just squeezed in.

I cannot be worried about what the fans do, ... I just have to be worried about my game, just play my best and have fun on the ice.

You want to see one of the top players in your lineup. He's a big part of this hockey club.

All we're talking about right now is getting there. We're not really thinking about what could happen if we do get there. We've got a lot of work to do. This has been pretty tough. This (stretch of games) is our playoffs. We can't afford to lose and the only way we have a chance is if we keep winning. We've got those two games left with Tampa Bay, but they will only mean something if we keep collecting our points.