John LeClair
John LeClair
John Clark LeClairis a retired American professional ice hockey player who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey Leaguewith the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins. With the Flyers, LeClair became the first American-born player to score 50 goals in three consecutive NHL seasons while playing on the Legion of Doom line with Eric Lindros and Mikael Renberg. LeClair was a member of the Montreal Canadiens' Stanley Cup winning team in 1993...
behind ourselves tough work
We really got to work on making ourselves accountable earlier. We put ourselves behind the eight-ball and it makes it a tough game.
next planning playing year
I want to play again. I have another year on my contract, and we'll take it from there. As of (Wednesday) I'm planning on playing next year.
good hard job loose lucky puck stick worked
I had the goalie on the play. It was a good job by everybody. We just worked hard for every loose puck and it was a lucky bounce. I just got my stick on it, fortunately.
goal move quick worked
It was probably a quick whistle, but you just have to move on. We got the goal (later), so it worked out OK.
happiness happy played saturday
We weren't happy with the way we played Saturday and we're still not happy.
good key passes
We did a lot of good things tonight. We did some things right like make the passes and take all the bounces our way. Getting the bounces was the big key tonight.
hung morale played quite
The way we hung on and played quite well at the end, that's a big morale boost.
build guy shaping
You would think so. If you look at the way the team's been shaping up and the way things have been going, this team's about the future. You have to build for the future. You don't know how realistically a guy like me is part of the future.
hit knew
I don't even think Yashin knew he hit the puck.
atmosphere games hang morale team win
Right now, any win is really big for us. Team morale has been pretty low, and it's important for us to win games and get that atmosphere going around here. We know that we can play the right way and hang on to a lead.
affected anyone associated experience guys handle talks team
Obviously, I've never been associated with a team for sale, that kind of thing, and I don't think many guys have. I don't think anyone has any experience on how to handle something like that. But it hasn't affected us. I don't think anyone even talks about it.
game move ok
It's a little different feeling, but we have to move on. I think we'll be OK come game time.
dreamed later middle proud scoring sit team tough
It's a lot more than I ever dreamed of scoring in this league, so it's something I'm very proud of. But it's also something for later on. In the middle of a season, it's tough to sit back and look at accomplishments like that. It's a team sport.
april continuing finishing forward looking playing strong
It was disappointing, obviously. I was looking forward to continuing to play once April came, but it didn't happen. It is what it is, and it's forgotten. It's about finishing strong here and playing hard.