Michael Peca
Michael Peca
Michael Anthony "Mike" Pecais a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward of the National Hockey League. He played for the Vancouver Canucks, Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Columbus Blue Jackets. Peca currently is the general manager and director of hockey operations for the Buffalo Jr. Sabres, a Junior A hockey team owned by the Sabres, one of two teams he captained...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth26 March 1974
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We might say, as competitive players, that we'd love to get back at it right away. But if our bodies could speak for themselves they'd say give us six or seven days before you put us back into a game.
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We had a great team effort and Morrison really came up with two big saves at the end of the game to give us the two points we deserved.
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February has always been the toughest month I remember over my career. It's going to be important to go into the break on a high and that means getting our game in order at home.
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This is a team that's played us pretty tough this year. They're playing pretty good hockey. They're playing with a lot of pride and enthusiasm.
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They're both very fast and dynamic teams. They can both be hard to handle when they really start coming at you.
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It's a void that everybody thought we had and if this is us addressing it, which we all believe it is, maybe it'll give us a bit of a boost. He came up big for us in a couple of games in the conference final. He's a guy who wants the opportunity and thrives on the opportunity.
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There's no denying that I'd like to have more goals than I do. But having said that, I haven't hurt the team. I haven't been a liability. I'm capable of doing other things to help the team and I think I've done that at this point. Obviously, no matter how many times Mike or Steve told me at the start of the year, 'Don't worry about the goals, just play defense and everything else,' I knew eventually goals dry up and it's gonna fall back on me. But that's the expectations I place on myself also.
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I've been full of confidence. I just needed one to go in for me. I'm still going to get my fair share of goals this year.
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They are all superstars on their own teams, but when they come there they have to rely on each other and it is a team effort. Sometimes guys have to make sacrifices on ice time and roles and that is how this team will have success.
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The way momentum shifts in the playoffs, it's a big goal because you can take the crowd out of it. It calms everything down and allows the younger guys to play with more ease. Despite them getting that goal back, it gave us that confidence at the start of the game that we were ready to go.
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Scoring and points have become more important than winning hockey games. We've got to get it out of our game.
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We seemed to lose composure as the game went on.
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He's got such a wit and sense of humor like no other. He says things that will cut you without being rude or obnoxious.
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From a guy who's had a knee-to-knee hit, I understand the reasoning of the officials, ... You have to protect the players. But I saw the replay, and in this case, I think it was an incorrect call.