Matthew Barnaby
Matthew Barnaby
Matthew Barnabyis a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger. Barnaby played in the NHL for the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, Colorado Avalanche, Chicago Blackhawks and the Dallas Stars...
believe canada case doors excited future game love open people united watch worried
I'm really worried about the future of the game. I believe that people in Canada are going to be excited when they open the doors and they're going to go back to watch the game because they love it. That's not the case in the United States. It's just a different set of circumstances down here. People don't feel the same way about hockey.
added behind confidence game gives giving goal increased key open points save
At key points in the game you know he's going to make that big save for you. That's what Dominik did. When you're behind a goal and you need to go get a goal, sometimes you have to open it up a bit. To have that confidence that you can open it up without giving up much just gives you an increased added confidence.
bet deadline five good rumors
I'll bet for a good five years there's been rumors at every deadline that I'm going to Ottawa.
build hours settle side somebody trying woke wrong
It wasn't any one thing. When you're with somebody 20 hours in a 24-hour day, things build up. I probably woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and he was trying to settle me down.
anxious might next players team teams traded
It's an anxious time. Getting traded can be a life-altering experience. With a team in our situation, you know they want to make improvements for next year, and you know there's players that other teams might want.
expected expressed knew reason signed themselves upbeat
It's different times now, but they were upbeat and they positioned themselves very well for when CBA was signed. We knew they would be active. We expected them to do big things, and they expressed that to us. That was a big reason we signed here.
approach home whether
To me, it's the same whether we're at home or on the road, ... It's just one day at a time. We can't approach it any other way.
best buy friend player respect winner
The winner has to buy dinner, so he won. I respect him as a player and a person. He's still my best friend on the team.
excuses good hockey start win
It's a good start for us tonight. We want to win hockey games. We're not going to make any excuses about the way we played. We're just going to try to play better.
settle
It's the way we settle things around here. There's nothing to read into it.
awful horrible lines
It was awful all around, from our goaltender, from lines one through four. Everyone out there was horrible and unacceptable.
awful horrible lines
It was awful all around, from our goaltender, from lines one through four, ... Everyone out there was horrible and unacceptable.
correct win
We spotted them a two-goal lead, ... To win in this league, you've got to play for 60 minutes. We've got to find a way to correct that.
confident definitely drive expect hurt mentioned trade worry
If you worry about it, you're going to drive yourself nuts. It can definitely hurt your play if you're mentioned in trade rumors, if you're a worrywart or if you're not a confident person. I try to tell everyone that you can't worry about it. A trade will come when you least expect it.