Todd Bertuzzi
Todd Bertuzzi
Todd Bertuzziis a Canadian retired professional ice hockey winger of the National Hockey League. Known as a power forward, he has played in the NHL for the New York Islanders, Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers, Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames and Detroit Red Wings...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth2 February 1975
easier forgive people
Some people forgive a lot easier than others,
everybody inquiring
Speculation, speculation, speculation. Everybody has an inquiring mind.
baggage believe carry faith interfere knowing
For them having the faith in me is pretty rewarding. Knowing they believe in me and that the so-called baggage that I carry wasn't going to interfere with this team.
anywhere became excited gotten kids nice player stay tough
I can come up here and say that it's been a tough time, ... It's nice that it's gotten over. I've always wanted to stay here in Vancouver. I've never wanted to go anywhere else. This is my home. This is where my kids were born. This is where I became the player that I am right now. I'm really excited that it's done and that I can stay here for awhile.
guy
You're the first guy out, ... That's a mistake.
falling guys older seem
You seem to see a lot of the older guys falling off right now,
ahead contribute deal expect pay people stand tickets
Am I going to get it? Absolutely, I'm going to get it. Do I expect it? Whatever. You know what? I go about my business. If people want to go ahead and stand up and do what they do, they pay for their tickets to come to the rink. So be it. I'll deal with it and contribute the way I know how, and that's on the ice.
behind crowd free shooting throw
It was neat, but it's something that we're all going to have to get used to. It's like basketball, shooting a free throw and the crowd behind you going nuts.
chances fortunate good handful putting
The chances were there and I just wasn't putting them away before. I was fortunate enough to get a handful of good chances tonight.
couple felt games hard kept ourselves quick ready san skate team tempo work
The first couple of shifts felt good. Obviously, we're going to use these games to get ourselves ready for the real thing. ... San Jose, to their credit, they're a quick team so it kept the tempo really up. You really have to skate and work hard to get back. ... But, overall, I think it was OK.
confidence explain factor fell knowing meant trust
You can't explain the chemistry, ... It just happens. We were meant to play together. It's something you build. It's a trust factor and it's a confidence in each other, knowing where each other is. It just fell into place.