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 were ready to go, ... We had our legs going and we were skating well and we probably caught them flat.
He was unbelievable for us. He's done it his whole career and he's done it for us Canadians, and he's continuing to do it, so it's always nice to have him back there. ... You can just tell he was focused and ready to play.
The regular season is over and we're all happy to be in this position and getting ready for the playoffs. This is when everybody wants to play. This is the fun time of the year, and we're excited about it.
We have a few days just to get ready for Dallas. Hey, we worked hard down the stretch. A lot of guys were out and we found a way to get in. That's the most important thing. Now it's round one, and this is when you're judged and we all have to be ready for Dallas.
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.
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.
We felt pretty good today, and we'll feel good tomorrow.
We felt pretty good (Saturday), and we'll feel good (today). We're pretty excited about winning, but Monday we have Game 2.