Brian Gionta
Brian Gionta
Brian Joseph Giontais an American professional ice hockey player and the captain of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. He goes by the nickname "Gio" from his teammates and The Rochester Rocket, dubbed by the media. Although small in stature compared to most other players, he is known for his tenacious play...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth18 January 1979
CityRochester, NY
knew mistakes reason
We were shocked, obviously. But we knew what we did wrong. We made some mistakes and that was the reason why we didn't come out on top.
four second three
We really didn't play the second period. At one point, they probably had four 2-on-1s in three minutes.
fancy passing plugging shots trying
We've just got to keep plugging away. We're trying to be too fancy at times, passing up some shots that we should be taking.
games key olympic points relax
With only two games before the Olympic break, we want to get all the points we can get. The key for me is to refocus every game and not relax or back off what is making me so successful.
great knew letting matter staying
We knew we had a great team. It was a matter of being consistent. We're not letting down. We're staying focused.
desperate played second third
We played a little desperate in the third period. We didn't play with that desperation in the first and second period.
honor
To be up there with him is an honor.
board dominated drawing great learned periods smarter
We'll go to the drawing board and tighten things up. I thought we dominated two periods and everyone was great for them. We learned a lot. We got here, and we learned something - learned that we have to be smarter in how we play.
knows
He's been around a lot longer, so he knows more than I would.
business care concern games happens high left main montreal taking trying winning
Our main concern was winning games and trying to get as high as we could. Obviously, we've been taking care of our own business and we can do that again. We have one game left in Montreal and if we win that, we'll just see what happens from there.
above freeze playing shot
He was playing above the crease. I faked a shot to freeze him and then made my move.
carries happen obviously top
He carries the play. He makes things happen and obviously when he's at the top of his game, the whole team's going.
keeps kept lucky marty obviously
He kept us in the game. Obviously Marty is Marty, he always keeps us in the game. There's not much else you can say about him, we're just lucky to have him back there.
erase losses matter records three tough
Three one-goal losses are tough to swallow. We need to erase that. It's single-elimination now. It doesn't matter what our records are.