“We played great, especially for the first 20 minutes. Probably one of the best 20 minutes we've played thus far. All the four lines had jump and we had a lot of chances and we totally dominated the game. It's fun to play games like this and score a lot of goals.”
“You always have extra energy when you come in and play against the team you played for. I was nervous a little bit at the start of the game and especially at the start of the day, but when the game began I just felt great.”
“We're having a great time. Especially after losing Doug, we have to step up and play a strong game. We got two big goals. We have to lead the team. We lost Al [MacInnis] and Doug, that's a huge two players for us. We have to play much harder, much stronger.”
“They have a hardworking team, play a strong defensive game and they're not going to open up too much at any time. So you have to make the most of the chances you create against them.”
“We have one of the best offenses in the tournament. Everyone is just hoping our goalie is going to step up and play great for us. We need someone to play hot for eight games.”
“We have some of the fastest players back in the NHL and our goalie is better than people think. It's too early to talk about gold, but we didn't fly 15 hours just to play here.”
