Martin Straka
Martin Straka
Martin Strakais a retired Czech ice hockey centre who most recently played for HC Plzeň 1929 of the Czech Extraliga. He is also the club's general manager and co-owner, having bought a 70% share of the team in 2009. Straka played in the National Hockey Leaguefrom 1992 until 2008 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers...
kept playoff plugging score talking
It was tough, especially the 5-on-3. You've got to score in playoff games. We kept talking about plugging away.
losing luck played today
We haven't had much luck so far, but we've got time. We played better today (after losing to Switzerland on Thursday), we're getting there.
game key
The quarter-finals is going to be the key game for us.
complete four good hockey lines played start
That was just a complete hockey game. All four lines played well. Plus, we had a good start and that's so important.
biggest super
For us, this is like the Super Bowl. It's the biggest thing you can do.
paper
I can't say it in the paper what I told him.
tired
We were tired today. I don't know what happened. We just didn't have the legs.
crucial feeling game good home huge pittsburgh played playing playoffs whoever win
We don't want to go into the playoffs the way we played (Tuesday). We want to go with a good feeling and confidence. Pittsburgh is a huge game because they've been playing well. Philadelphia is just a crucial game. I think that whoever does win will play at home (in the first round).
couple days easier everybody games lake maybe next playing salt three tough
It's tough playing all those games in the NHL and then here. It was easier in Nagano and Salt Lake (only three preliminary-round games). Maybe that's something everybody should think about for next time, give us a couple of more days off.
boo hear pass score tried
I tried to pass to him, and then they boo me when I score a goal. I told him, 'Keep the goal. I don't want to hear the booing.
focus start
When you start doing that, you are in trouble. You have to focus on yourself and your game.
create lead protect sat skating tried
We're not scoring, and it's tough. When we get the chance, we've just got to score. (In the third) we just kind of tried to protect the lead and sat back too much. We didn't create anything and they were skating really well.
bit desperate
We were a little bit more desperate today.
czech hats people republic
They're doing the same thing in the Czech Republic now. It's not as many hats as here because people don't have as much money.