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
keel staying waiting
We're staying patient. We're staying on an even keel and waiting for our chances.
atmosphere careful ceremony felt home kept playoff whenever
Whenever there's a ceremony like that, if you're home or away, you always have to be careful not to get too stale. But it sparked a lot of emotion, and that kept us going. It felt like a playoff atmosphere out there.
chance division knew third throw
We knew what was going on. Down 3-1 going into the third and with a chance for a division title, we had to throw everything on the line.
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.
honor
To be up there with him is an honor.
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.
absolutely advantage home huge
Absolutely that's a huge lift. You get that little advantage and it's like a home-ice advantage.
lets move
That's his move. He doesn't move the puck. he just lets it go.
certain couple night react situations time tried
You see what he does in certain situations and try to react off that. I tried a couple of things the other night and this time I tried something else.
early goals stuck three
Once we got up early on them with those three goals, we just stuck with what we were doing.
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.