Chris Osgood Quotations

I was just asking him how he was, and I said I was ready and he didn't have to push it if he was injured, and that was it, really.

I don't know why. I've just always enjoyed playing in this building and playing against them. It's just one of those things. I can't pinpoint it other than I like playing against them.

I felt good from the start. Moving around early helped me.

He's a good goalie. He's fast and agile. He's just been hurt this season. That set him back from playing in a lot of games.

We're playing tight defensively right now and that's what we want to maintain over the last little bit of games here. We want to continue keeping things simple, playing hard, and get on a roll heading into the playoffs.

He doesn't really talk about his accomplishments too much. Half the time when he does accomplish something, nobody even knows it's coming up because he doesn't say anything or nobody else says anything. He has more goals than Mario ... he's been a pillar of strength for our organization.

He doesn't really talk about his accomplishments too much. He seems to be getting better and better for the playoffs.

I went from thinking I might get traded to thinking I was not getting traded to being traded. For the guys who might get traded, it's like a roller-coaster day and you can't do anything about it. It's not a fun day.

Manny's played really good. It's the best I've seen him play. I didn't see him play the last couple games, but (he) looks good.

I think we're all wondering how the game is going to be called, whether there is going to be a parade of players to the penalty box.

You knew it was going to happen sooner or later.

We just came in and tried to play a simple road game and that's what's helped us be successful on the road this year. We're doing the little things right and finding ways to win games.

That was the best I've seen him play. When he plays like that, and they play stingy and they're opportunistic and they wait for their best chances, it's frustrating.

We played good considering how much we've played so much lately -- three (games) in four (nights). We played solid in the third period and didn't make it more interesting than it needed it to be.

We ran into a team that's really good. Nowadays, when the playoffs start, there's no underdogs.

What I've done in the past doesn't mean anything. I still have something to prove. I want to be here. I want to stay here, and to do that I have to play well.

Everybody else was going to make a big deal about it, but we just decided we weren't going to get involved in that. We were just going to play. And whoever's playing, the other guy supports him and works hard. That's the way we approached it.

I've been working on things during practice, and it's coming through in the games. I feel pretty good about the job I'm doing and the role I have. I have to stay ready when Manny needs a break.

We've been playing solid in games that didn't mean anything and tonight they came after us. We ran into penalty trouble in the second period. After that, we just tried to kill the clock.

We weathered the storm. We seemed to play better as the game went along.

Tonight wasn't one of our better games, but we managed to find a way.

A lot of guys get traded on that day; it's not really fun. There are very few guys that want to get traded.

I've got to find the second one. It went through two or three guys, and it just hit me in the side and went in.

I had to figure what was I going to do with my house in Long Island, how I was going to move everything, whether my family was going to come to St. Louis, and where I was going to stay. It was crazy. Playing is the easy part.

I hope (the pain) is gone after the Olympic break.

I'm feeling good. I've felt pretty good for a while now. I just want to help this team win in whatever way necessary.

It seems as if we don't turn it over as much on the road as we do at home. We're real smart and we keep ourselves in every game.

I just have to figure it out. I've never done it before. I look forward to getting back in there. I'm just trying to play good in practice, that's all I can do really, just get ready for the next time I play.

I just tweaked it. I don't want to hurt it any worse and be out longer. It's not that bad. I just don't want to hurt it any worse and miss the rest of the playoffs.

He's quiet, he doesn't reveal if he's nervous. He just goes and plays. If he plays the same way he has in the regular season, he'll be fine. I think your game goes up to the next level with the atmosphere. With the situation he's going to be in, his game will go up naturally.

The mark of a good team is how it reacts when things aren't going in its favor.

I've told you guys before, goalies don't think.

I don't look forward to the day because I don't like to see guys get traded that I like, or other guys. I didn't want to get traded from the Islanders but then when I did, reality set in that I'd been traded. It's a wild day. It's a crazy day.

I don't doubt myself ever, but people that don't know me do. I've been playing for 15 years, and have the most playoffs wins in Wings history for a reason, and not because I'm a bad goalie.

I used everything as a positive to make me a better person and a better player. I have no regrets. Everytime I had to play a big game, I played a big game. I used some of the skepticism as a positive and motivation.

For me, it's better to be out for a week or two weeks, than be out for three months. It doesn't feel as bad as what they say, but I've never had a groin injury, so I don't know how long it will be. I don't feel I'll be out that long, for some reason. I don't know. I have to wait to put my stuff on, see how I feel.

It's something I'd been looking forward to for a long time, playing a game at home. It's a lot better playing in red and white. I've been under siege a few times at the other end.

It was something I was looking forward to for a while, the chance to play at home. It was tough missing opening night, missing so many games with an injury. So now, about a month later, I get to play at home under different circumstances. I enjoyed it. Ever since I came back and put the jersey on, I've been fired up about playing here.

It's a shame. It's such a good sports city and I remember playing during the playoffs and the rink was really loud. It's a shame, you see games on television now and there's hardly anybody in the stands.

To have that many goalies is tough. You have to be cohesive with your defense. With seven or eight guys, you never know what will happen there night to night. I know that if I can be solid we have a great chance to win.