Darius Kasparaitis
Darius Kasparaitis
Darius Kasparaitisis a Lithuanian American retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He mainly played in the National Hockey League...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth16 October 1972
came couple feels goal good guy helped leave played time
That was our No.1 goal today, just come out and give him support, which we didn't do before. That's what's good about our team: we don't leave a guy behind. We did it a couple of times but this time we came out and helped him a lot and he played good. And that feels good.
guys leader locker miss room true
He's been a true leader and we all know we will miss him if he's not going to play. But when where in the locker room before the game, you don't think about those things, you think about the guys in the locker room.
best defense goal guys league maybe means players reason rely score spirit step talk team win
He doesn't look too happy, and when he's cranky, you don't want to talk to him. Jaromir is one of the best players in the league and the reason we're in the playoffs. But if he's not playing, other guys have to step up. We can't rely on Jaromir. It means we have to rely on our team spirit and team defense and score maybe one goal and win a one-goal game.
guys man played russian worked younger
I played with a lot of guys in this room, ... And with the younger guys I worked out in the summer. And the Russian guys they know me from over there. I'm kind of a man of the world.
followed star
Before, I think we had a lot of star players, and we had a system, but I don't think we followed that much.
simple
Everything comes from the first 10 minutes. We have to come out hard, play simple and play our system.
good team
We see we can do that and that's pretty big for our team to see how we can play. It's just one game, but it's a good beginning.
help
We all are responsible. We all should help him.
anybody confidence game positive referee stay
We're all frustrated. When the game was over, you want to go after the referee - you want to go after anybody - because it hurts. We just have to stay positive and get our confidence back.
metal screaming telling
screaming at us, telling us what to do like the 'Full Metal Jacket' movie.
feels
It feels all right. If it feels like this, I'll probably play.
early locker newspapers room
I think we all know the situation. We all see the newspapers and we have the standings in the locker room for a reason. It's never too early to look.
everybody games high intensity maybe minutes nervous played playing playoffs time
Maybe if you're playing in the playoffs for the first time ever, you'll be a little nervous. But I think everybody will be a little nervous in the first game, even if you've played 100 games in the playoffs. You go out for the first 30 minutes and the intensity is high and it's fast. The first 30 minutes, it's important not to make a mistake.
great leader
He's a great leader and he was the difference.