Mike Sullivan Played Quotations

He is very much in the mix. He's really improved every year he has been here. His mobility is better. He's stronger and he has always had great offensive instincts. You combine that with the confidence level he has now, he has played extremely well. He will be a guy who is given serious consideration.

He got hit with a shot in the second period. He played through it, but when you take your skate off, that's when the swelling occurs. His X-ray was negative, so nothing is broken. It's really a matter of getting the swelling down, and then it's a question of pain tolerance. It's hard to say where he stands. There's a possibility he'll be fine.

I thought our guys really came out right from the drop of the puck and played hard. Not only played hard, but played real smart.

I thought we played hard, competed and our focus was where it needed to be and that was the hockey game we hoped for.

I thought the focus was where it needed to be and that was on the hockey game. They responded and played extremely hard. Fortunately for us, we got the result.

Our defense really stepped up. From our veterans to our young guys, they played with a lot of energy and they were a big reason for our success.

Talk about a fortunate road win. To play them and beat them is big for us. We played well in the third period. It was our best.

He's an older guy who's played a lot of hockey in a lot of different leagues and for him to persevere and to be persistent with his career and strive to get to the NHL I think is a compliment to his character. He's certainly taken advantage of an opportunity and he has been a key ingredient in us having some success in the last few weeks.

He played extremely well. Sweden was a good team and they were very deserving. If it wasn't going to be the United States that won gold, I was happy for him.