Joe Sakic Game Quotations

He was impressive early in the year, but coming in that way in his first playoff game was really something.

We were just trying to get two points, just trying to win a game. There was no sense getting carried away with anything. We just wanted to win a game and that's the most important thing.

We have to worry about a playoff spot. We've had a pretty good year, got a lot of wins. The way the game is being played now, especially with the shootouts, a lot of the teams out west are good teams. It makes for an exciting race.

We didn't have our legs. It seemed guys were tired and flat. After a game like this where we were outplayed, you have to find a way. We have to get a rest, come back recharged and play with more confidence.

We want to play well against Vancouver. We want to make sure we try and get a good win and have a good game there. We'll see how it plays out.

We're facing adversity now, but it's better it be now than later. As the game went on, we did a better job keeping it together, but we're still not together.

We've had some bad starts lately and we wanted to make sure the start of this game was a lot better. We played a solid first period and that gave us momentum. We've been playing a lot of catch-up lately and we didn't want to do that again.

We didn't find a way to score. We had a couple of chances but it didn't go in. The difference in the game was their power play.

He's really solid. He's a good player, quick and has a good eye. I'm sure the game gave him a ton of confidence.

It was a big point. We'll see next game where we will finish up.

The game is going back and forth a lot quicker. It's nice. The players love it, and I hope the fans do.

These guys got great goals tonight. I gotta admit to you it was a fun game to play tonight.

We felt pretty good (Saturday), and we'll feel good (today). We're pretty excited about winning, but Monday we have Game 2.

It was a salary-cap thing to get us under (the $39 million ceiling). I understood exactly why and I had no problem with it at all. It was important to get the team under in this new era the way the game is.