Sheldon Souray
Sheldon Souray
Sheldon Sharik Sourayis a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey Leaguefor the New Jersey Devils, Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars, and Anaheim Ducks. He was best known for his heavy slapshot, once setting a previous unofficial NHL record for the hardest recorded shot at the Oilers' 2009 Skills Competition...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth13 July 1976
CityElk Point, Canada
blame easy
It would be easy to blame the officiating, but you can't.
easy guys held lay rest teams
I don't know if we thought things were going to be easy the rest of the way, that teams were going to lay down for us. The guys that were lineup haven't held up their end of the deal. To a man, we can all play better.
coffee cups four guys pot sure taking three
I'm sure there are guys who take Sudafed, but it's probably no different than having three or four cups of coffee. If guys are on drugs because they're taking a pot of coffee a day, then there's going to be a lot of us.
bit encouragement feeling few gives higher lift liked nice player respected room spirits upbeat words
It was just a few words of encouragement. Obviously, with a player as important as him, and as well liked and respected in this room as him, just to know that he's feeling a little bit more upbeat gives a lift to the team. It was just nice that his spirits were a little higher than they were yesterday.
came exposed halfway totally
It was over halfway through the first period. They came out and totally exposed us and embarrassed us.
blame certainly guy last
It's certainly not his fault. He's been so unbelievable for us that the last guy you'll ever blame for anything is (Huet).
blame carried certainly guy last shoulders taken
It's certainly not his fault. He's been so unbelievable for us that he's last guy you'll ever blame for anything. ... He has really taken the team, the city, the fans, everything on his shoulders and has carried us right to where we are now.
focus hockey last playing playoff three weeks
To be honest, I think we've been playing playoff hockey for the last 10 or 12 games. Our intensity, our focus has been there for the last three weeks to a month.
few good learn lost momentum regroup room team time worried
There's no room to get down and it's no time to be worried about this game. We're going to learn a few things from this game. We've just come off a really good streak, we lost to a good team tonight, and now we've got to regroup and get the momentum back.
best care crossed fingers loss piece puzzle sure
There's nothing we can do about it. It's a loss for sure and it's an important piece of the puzzle but it shouldn't be a distraction. He's getting the best care that he can right now and we have our fingers crossed that he's going to be all right.
anybody surprised
That's what I wanted to do. But I was as surprised as anybody when it worked.
assuming communication freeze skating yelling
I was skating back and yelling at him to freeze the puck. I was assuming that he was going to but he had a different idea. That's why communication is important.
mountain road
Now we have a big mountain to climb, and the road is going to be tough.
against chance huge invested regular season success teams
They had a lot of success in the regular season against us, but they had success against a lot of teams in the regular season. For us it's going to be a huge challenge. We've invested a lot and now is a chance for the payoff.