Joe Sakic Great Quotations

I was surprised. I didn't see that coming. We're going to miss him. It was just a great treat every time you played Pittsburgh and watched Mario play. We're going to miss him as a player, but I'm sure he's going to be around the game.

He's a great goalie. He played well for us when he had his opportunity. He's played well for them.

He's a big kid and he's got great hands. He's been very impressive. He's got a lot of poise out there with the puck. He's playing with a lot of confidence.

He was in a checking role in L.A.. I've always known he has skill, but it's really coming together for him this year. It's nice to see. He's a great guy and it's good to see him put the puck in the net.

He's been back a couple of times for visits since he left, but he was so pumped coming over on the charter. He's so excited. It's great to see.

We're pretty excited about winning. That's a great hockey team over there. I thought they were flat. It was a bad day for them.

Penalty kills are huge. It comes down to special teams every game, and those guys have been great all year.

We know that Dallas isn't going to quit. We are up 3-0 and we want to do whatever we can not give them any momentum. We don't want to go back to Dallas if we don't have to. They have such a great hockey team over there and nobody here wants them to get a win and get on a roll.

Definitely four years ago, you had the names and you went with them. Now some of those guys got older and a lot of young guys are coming in, and it is tougher for sure. But I'd like to think that's a good thing for Canada, you can't really go wrong. There's going to be great players left off the team.

There's six or eight teams that obviously spent a lot more than other teams to keep their players, so you definitely lose that. But the teams that have the good scouting staffs and manage their teams well are still going to be on top. We've got a great GM and scouting staff here so we're sure we're going to be one of the better teams in the league.

Any time you play them it's a great hockey game. There's a great history there and it's exciting.

It was great to get on the ice and play a meaningful game.

It was great to get on the ice and play a meaningful game. We still have some work to do. I think right now it was a pretty good game, but I think everybody has got to get used to how you are going to play with the new rules.

It was just a great treat every time you played Pittsburgh and watched Mario play.

As a hockey player, it's great to be a part of this race.

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

It's too bad. He was hurt all year. He worked his butt off in the gym to get back. He's a great guy and he was great in the dressing room. Then he comes back (from the wrist injury) and there goes the ankle in the last game. He had injuries all year.

It's one day in first, so we'll take it. It's great to be a part of this race.

They have a great hockey club. We're back there next time, so hopefully we have a better performance.

They got great goaltending, there's no question about that.

It's just great to get the win. It was a battle out there. After the first period, we thought we had everything under control.

It's a great honor, a privilege, and I'm looking forward to it. But to me it's not any extra pressure or anything. We're there to try and win a gold together.

It's a good feeling to be in this position, but we also know they have a great hockey team.

They have such a great hockey club, they get a win, they get on a roll. Nobody here wants that to happen.