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
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.
games prettiest
It wasn't the prettiest of games but nevertheless we will take the two points.
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.
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.
confidence doubt faster four lines lots obviously playing rolling team
They had all four lines rolling and they're obviously playing with lots of confidence right now. They were the faster team tonight, there's no doubt about it.
bad beat intensity penalties side took
Really bad intensity from our side and then we took penalties and we know we can t beat them if we do that.
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.
atmosphere bitter playoff
It was a playoff atmosphere right to the bitter end.
check finish guys looking shoulders takes
All it takes is for him to finish a check and guys are going to be looking over their shoulders and make mistakes.