Kirk Maltby
Kirk Maltby
Kirk Frederick Maltbyis a Canadian retired professional ice hockey winger who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings, the latter with whom he won the Stanley Cup four times...
against best chicago played three
We just played three (games) against Chicago and we had two with Columbus, so we still feel like we haven't played our best hockey. That's what we're working on right now. We've had lapses during games.
chances coming few fortunate game happens hats kiss maybe played regular season strong team
You know it's the kiss of death, you get a lot of shots, maybe a few more chances than the other team and then they get the goal. That happens a lot in the regular season and in the playoffs. Hats off to them. They played a strong game and we feel fortunate coming out with the win.
against bit couple gotten guys nice periods played room strong third year
It would have been nice if we could have gotten a couple of them and give us a little bit of room earlier. We've actually played strong in the third periods against these guys all year long.
good playoff teams
There are 10 or 11 teams that are playoff teams. Some very good teams aren't going to make it.
coming five goals last until
We could be up by five goals and they are still going to keep coming until the last buzzer.
bunch guys older sound
We have a bunch of older guys in here. Most of us were sound asleep.
help obviously puzzle record
Personally, I think they should have a better record than what they do, but obviously things just weren't going right and they're going to see if Sergei can be part of the puzzle to help them get going in the right direction.
choice
I still think it should be the choice of the player.
breaking bring finding guys natural playing score sticks trying worlds
Playing with him at the worlds (world championships) in Austria (in 2005), guys were breaking their sticks trying to bring him down and he was still finding a way to score goals. The guy is a natural goal-scorer.
blessing maybe road seem simpler success
Maybe it's a blessing to come on the road. We've had a lot of success on the road this season. We seem to play a simpler game.
bench brings composure dressing numbers room
He may not put the numbers up that he used to, but he brings a lot more to the table, in the dressing room and the bench and even the composure he has on the ice.
cup goes guarantee motivate opportunity stanley steve stevie win
There is no guarantee that Stevie is done this year. We just want to win the Stanley Cup. But if there is one thing that could motivate us more, it would be the opportunity to give Steve one more Cup before he goes out.
help players rules
Having Pavel will help us. The new rules are going to help players with skill, like Pavel.
few good
He's good for a few of those a day.