Markus Naslund
Markus Naslund
Markus Sten Näslundis a Swedish retired ice hockey player and former general manager for Modo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League. He played in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers, as well as in the Elitserien with Modo Hockey. Nicknamed "Nazzy" by Canucks fans and "Macke" or "Mackan" in his native Sweden, he was known for his offensive skills, particularly his wrist shot and stickhandling...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth30 July 1973
bond changes create deep expect friendship guys time together
We all expect some changes to be made. It's sad, especially for this group. We've been together such a long time that you create a deep bond and friendship with the guys in here.
decide edmonton fate games hockey huge obviously starts three winning
We will find a way to get back to the winning ways. It starts obviously in Edmonton now with three huge games that are probably going to decide the fate of our hockey club.
behind breaks needed played strong
It's unfortunate, we could have put them behind us a little bit. We played a strong game. We just didn't get the breaks when we needed them.
atmosphere bitter playoff
It was a playoff atmosphere right to the bitter end.
gave good job season
It's been a disappointing season for us. We gave a good effort. I don't know if we just weren't good enough to get the job done.
games prettiest
It wasn't the prettiest of games but nevertheless we will take the two points.
owes stuff taught team three treat
It was a treat being around him for three years. Not only me but the team owes him a lot from all the stuff he taught us. He's going to go down as one of the all-time greats.
chances few goal good played quite team tight
It was a tight game. We played a good team and unfortunately they got that goal on the power-play. At the end we had quite a few chances to get one, but we just couldn't do it.
definitely fun game
It's definitely a fun game to play right now,
chemistry clicking easiest great line
It's great to see the chemistry they already have, it's not the easiest thing to get a line clicking like that.
beat challenge game tight
When we challenge them and play a tight game and outwork them we beat them.
mistake seems
We're fragile. It seems every mistake we make is in the net.
gives
With those two out, it gives you a pretty different look.
legs skating
It comes with skating and having that flow. Once we get our legs going, we're going to get way more chances.