Joe Sakic
Joe Sakic
Joseph Steven Sakicis a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He played his entire 21-year National Hockey Leaguecareer with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise. Named captain of the team in 1992, Sakic is regarded as one of the most capable team leaders in league history and was able to motivate his team to play at a winning level. Sakic led the Avalanche to Stanley Cup titles in 1996 and 2001, being named the most valuable player of the...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth7 July 1969
CountryCanada
We have to find a way to beat them, especially in this building. We know where we are, but we can't look back now. We still have eight games to go and it just means the next one is that much more important.
I want to be the guy who either puts it away or tries to keep it alive. It didn't get there. Obviously, it wasn't meant to be.
It means a lot because as a kid you watched him (Lafleur) in Montreal, doing his magic. I was fortunate to room with him on the road for the first couple of years I was in Quebec.
It's not going to mean anything for Edmonton, so you won't have that huge intense battle. Everyone is going to want to get out of there healthy and get ready for the playoffs.
It was great to get on the ice and play a meaningful game. We still have some work to do. I think right now it was a pretty good game, but I think everybody has got to get used to how you are going to play with the new rules.
It was great to get on the ice and play a meaningful game.
You think of Canada, you think of hockey, you think of Wayne Gretzky. This is where he should be. I couldn't imagine it any other way. You saw what he meant to us in 2002. For most of us, he was our idol growing up. When he says something, you're going to listen.
The power play was terrible. We didn't support one another that well. ... I don't think we generated hardly any chances on the power play.
We've just got to keep building. We've got a good group of guys and we like our team, but everything is going to depend on the (ending).
We didn't find a way to score. We had a couple of chances but it didn't go in. The difference in the game was their power play.
With a rolling puck, no one knows where it's going. Usually, a rolling puck gets away a little quicker.
We got a couple of breaks on a couple of goals. None luckier than mine, obviously.
We weren't very good, that's obvious, and there's no real explanation. We can't worry about this game; it's over now. We have to keep our heads up and get excited for the playoffs.
We just have to worry about Calgary and have a better effort there. We always seem to have a lapse at one point or another in the game. We just want to play 60 minutes and get a win there and start moving up in the standings.