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I follow hockey, I know a lot about the history. There are a lot of big names on there, I'm very proud to put my name on there. It's very humbling.

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It's nice to see some funny goals. That's what happens when you shoot the puck.

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I think both ends of the rink, it feels like my best year. I'm playing more penalty kill than I ever have.

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We're better than we were yesterday, and hopefully we're getting better every day. We're getting used to each other the more time we spend on ice.

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We're not going to win too many games if we let them have four power-play goals. We've got to do a better job of blocking shots.

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It is going to be nice, but we see them a lot this year. We see them eight times and in the playoffs so we could play them 15 times.

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I think we're gonna get those guys signed, ... I've talked to both of them and I know they want to be here. They're just doing what they think they need to do, but they know we need them here and management knows that, too. I still think they will get it done and they'll be here soon.

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I follow hockey a lot. I know a lot about the history of hockey, and the Art Ross Trophy, there's a lot of big names on there. It's an honor to put my name on it.

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I think if we just stay out of the penalty box, we have a good team five-on-five. I felt comfortable. It was just nice to be on the ice with the boys again.

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I talked to Nick and Rayzor (Sunday) and they want to be here. They both want to play here. I think it's just a matter of time.

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I guess it could have been worse.

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Punting was good until that fumble.

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This is the complete reverse of the homogenous white makeup of West Virginia. Nine out of 10 of the evacuees are black.

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We played really well five on five. We got a couple of goals five on five, and we looked sharp. We just took some dumb penalties in the offensive zone that we shouldn't have taken. It took away the momentum.

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That's how it usually works in hockey, they almost score and we come back and bury that second goal. It was kind of a backbreaker for them, so it was a big goal for us.

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I wasn't sure what to expect when I got traded. Not playing against San Jose much and only seeing him on TV a few times, I didn't realize how good and quick and dangerous he is at finding those holes a passer always looks for when he's trying to find a goal-scorer. After the first game or two, I knew we had that kind of chemistry I had with Glenn Murray for so many years in Boston . Maybe better.

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Cheech has got the hot hand now. We've definitely got to feed him, because he's throwing them into the back of the net.

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This is a little different from down there. But I'm a Canadian boy and I like the winter.

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It's funny how that worked out, us and Montreal playing again. It will be a chance for a little redemption, I hope. I think everybody in the league is going to be hungry this year after not playing last year. Our team is definitely going to be hungry because that ending two years ago left a sour taste in all of us.

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With them being the last team we played against, we don't have too many good feelings for them, and they probably don't have too many good feelings towards us. They're our number-one rival it's a good way to start the year off.

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We'll have to grow up in a hurry. When we got tired we started making penalties that cost us. When you get tired you tend to give up more big plays. That's why we're working very hard this week on our conditioning.

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We've been trying to set a tone for last forty games. We've been hunting teams down the last forty games. We know what is at stake. We have to win every game to be in the playoffs. Really, every game has been a playoff game for us for so long, and we've been playing real well lately.

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We've been playing like that for a long time. We have a lot of confidence and a lot of poise. That third period we just dominated, it was a good 60 minutes tonight.

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Those guys are going to get signed. It's just a matter of time.

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You have to have good people around you to make something like this happen. I just surround myself with good people.

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