Mike Modano
Mike Modano
Michael Thomas Modano, Jr.is a retired American professional ice hockey player, who played primarily for the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise. He is the all-time goal-scoring and points leader amongst American-born players in the NHL, as well as the last active player in the NHL who played for the North Stars when the team was in Minnesota. Modano was drafted first overall by the North Stars in 1988, and after the team moved to Texas he helped the Stars win...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth7 June 1970
CityLivonia, MI
You have to make people pay for taking penalties. It changes the game and the way people defend you if they know that your power play is good.
You can't complain about it for us. I didn't think we'd be in that many shootouts. It's been really exciting for the players and the fans. I don't think anybody really knew how good it would be.
I think there's a part of him that cares. He's always been one of the top defensemen and he's always played so well, that I think you just take him for granted because he's so dependable and so good. But, yeah, I think more people should know about him.
J.R.'s had a fabulous career. He's put up some great numbers. He had a great start to his career, but mine was slower. He's always been a great player.
Whether its three, four or five seasons that I have left to play, I'm committed to making them great ones.
When we have good puck possession, we're close to one another and it's all short passes and puck support, and you work your way up the ice.
We're still having squeaky-type games but we've pulled them out in the end. It's been tough to score goals, especially when you're playing on the road but we were pretty opportunistic tonight.
Those guys are quick and they move a lot, and I think that helps us. And you can tell they're excited to be out there. It just gives us a different option.
We need to address some things that will get us ready for Monday. That's obviously a must-win for us now, so we have to get our game going. That's a great team over there and we better get better soon.
We have a week or so, and these four games should be good for us. We need to get our lines going, and we need to get on a roll before we get to the playoffs.
Overall, it's great to get back on the ice,
It was tough. That's just what you go through. It's just part of the business, ... After it's done, you shake hands and everything's fine.
I'm sure he's looking forward to that responsibility, that competition. He feels he's done enough in the regular season, but great players are remembered by how they do in the playoffs.
If you look at it, it could really be an excellent opportunity to get fans interested in hockey again, ... Would it be better if it was Salt Lake City (2002) or Vancouver (2010)? Sure. But you still have the opportunity to get the game out there and let people see it.