Rob Blake Game Quotations

For those of us who play in the U.S., it was good to be reminded of the sense of passion for the game in Canada.

He was thrown into a defensive role because of his speed. He can use that the other way, too. He usually gets a chance or two a game where he's all alone on the goalie, so he'll be very effective for us.

He's been a key to our success because I think other players take from what he does out there and their game picks up.

I think people understand there's a business side to the game and that's been put in the past now. It's time to move on and the excitement of the game will live again.

You don't even worry about what happened at the end of the season. Our whole focus is on Dallas this week. We'll go over their game plan and our game plan against them. As far as the regular season, that's forgotten and we go on.

You never want to give a team life - especially a team as good as Dallas. They've got some momentum now, but we've got a chance in the next game to take it away again.

It's a different feel for that game than any other game on your schedule. It has in the past, and always will.

This team in the past hasn't taken advantage of some of the leads we've had in a series. So we have to force the issue, not sit and wait and see what's going to happen. (The Stars) are a veteran team with guys who have won Cups and their best game is going to be (tonight).

We weren't up to the task. They are right back in this series. Now we have to try and go back there and win a game in their building.

There's an ongoing investigation, and we talked about this before the game that when an investigation's going on, there's nothing (that is) going to come out of our room.