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
blame happens held miss playoff responsibility somebody
I don't know where the blame or responsibility lies. Somebody should be held accountable, without question. We're in a playoff race. What happens if we miss by one point?
came effort game great points saves team
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.
composure game lose seemed
We seemed to lose composure as the game went on.
charles indication man
It was nice. It really wasn't necessary, but it was nice. That's an indication of what kind of man (Islanders owner) Charles (Wang) is and what kind of organization they are.
addressing believe bit came conference couple everybody games guy maybe opportunity thrives void wants
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.
neutral speed trying
We're just trying to take lanes away and take away their speed in the neutral zone.
suck thumb time
You haven't got time to suck on your thumb and think about things that didn't go your way.
skating success
Our success comes with skating and being aggressive.
both coming dynamic fast handle hard start
They're both very fast and dynamic teams. They can both be hard to handle when they really start coming at you.
good played playing pride team tough
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.
controlled deserved felt game points start
I think we, ultimately, felt we deserved the two points because we controlled the play of the game pretty much from start to finish.
chance critics gave great saves silenced three
I think Dwayne silenced a lot of critics with his performance. He made three great saves and gave us a chance to win.
cut humor rude says wit
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.
jason needs
He does what needs to be done. With Jason it's more about what needs to be done than what needs to be said.