«I compare this to a go-cart race. It's go out there, race and have fun. If you run out of gas, that's no fun.»

«Our No. 1 goal is one thing, just regain the momentum we had when we finished. That I think we've done. And now it's the application.»

«That's old-time hockey, ... I've played in plenty of those against Doug Wilson, Chicago-Minnesota ? 7-6, last shot wins. It's something I have to get used to as a coach. I've never been behind the bench for wide-open affairs like that. But, obviously, the entertainment value is there for fans.»

«We had three or four guys who simply weren't ready to play. That shouldn't happen. As a professional athlete you should take pride in every performance. It shouldn't take a period and then getting ripped between the first and second periods to kind of wake up.»

«The games I've watched have been exciting. You can see the fans enjoying it. The new rules really encourage fast, fundamental play and punish mediocrity. That's what you want to see as a player.»

«We are excited to have Milan join the Sharks organization and look forward to having him in training camp. There is a reason we selected Milan at sixth overall in this year's draft.»

«He has been successful with his experiences at several levels of play, including playing for the Czech National Team and representing the Czech Republic in the World Junior and World Championship tournaments. We feel he is ready to make the transition to professional hockey in North America.»

«He's an important part of this team in the present and the future, not only with his skating and physical presence, but he's taken on a leadership role,»

«I don't want to say he is just scratching the surface, because he's had some pretty good years, but there is another level to his game. He showed it in Dallas. He's showed it here.»

«To me everybody has to share in the blame for the lack of success we had last year. The bottom line is that my job was to remove all the distractions and allow everybody to be completely focused on solely doing their job, having a great camp and getting ready for a great start. We don't dwell on last year anymore. We're excited about where we're at. To me how people respond to last year is the most important thing. I don't care about lip service. You can see the focus and the chance at redemption. Nobody wants to go through what they went through last year again.»