Jay McKee Quotes (25 Quotes)

I think if you talk to the majority of the players in the league, he's our guy. . . . We didn't do it quite properly, and when we do, he'll be the guy for sure.

We have just lost our chemistry and we better find it in a hurry. We got to get out of it immediately if we want to be successful in the playoffs. It was a terrible game. I'd say we should be embarrassed.

Come the trade deadline and I haven't renegotiated with Buffalo, absolutely I'll be thinking about it because in that situation I'll probably end up somewhere else.

Marty was excellent. He came up with a number of real key saves for us. That's just a huge momentum changer, and that kept us in the game. It's probably the main reason we came out with two points.

I have no problem. We have great doctors. I have no problem sitting in for a few minutes while they do whatever they need to do. Guys go through it. It's part of the game. I would certainly like a straight nose.

That was a big goal. We've been going real good on the (penalty kill).

Our penalty kill has done an exceptional job. All the guys involved, forwards included, are working together. To kill off as many penalties as we did against the hottest team in the league right now is a huge credit to how hard the guys are working.

At the same time, while I was hoping to get a term deal and didn't, there's are some positives with that, too. If I don't renegotiate with Buffalo during the season, then I'll hit the open market. At the end of the tunnel is unrestricted free agency, and that's something every player looks forward to. That could be a very exciting time.

If we don't get our heads out of our butts soon, we're going to be going home in a big hurry come playoff time.

To do it in Southern California would be much more costly. You definitely get more for your money in Phoenix.

For a team that a lot of the so-called hockey experts had pegged to be among the two- or three-worst, the guys have a lot to be proud of. But we're not looking at records or stuff like that. We're focused right now on continuing this kind of play to carry over into the playoffs.

This is not saying that the QO will not at one point still be accepted. We'll just wait and see where the negotiations go.

That's the worst loss I've ever been a part of. We were dominated all over the ice in every area. We played like a team that is out of the playoffs and they played like a team that is comfortably in the playoffs.

I've been around the game long enough to be pretty relaxed in the locker room before the game. But, when I came out on the ice for the anthems, I got chills hearing how loud the crowd was. It was hard not to smile.

I came into this contract negotiation with a no-lose situation,

It really showed that this team won't be intimidated and pushed around. It was good that we, being known as the smaller, speedier team, were able to keep up with their level of physical play.

Great memories for them. But we hope to leave them with a little bit of sour taste after playing this year.

We've got time, but if we continue to make the same mistakes night in and night out, we will not be prepared as a team come playoff time. We want to be playing well now and clicking now. We have to get out of this immediately.

We wanted to get on them early but they got the first goal and that certainly wasn't our game plan but we were able to battle through and pull it off.

My frame of mind is I'm a Buffalo Sabre, ... I'm here, and I'm more than happy and excited for camp to start. Now I can concentrate on my main goal of helping this team get into the playoffs.

It's a mixed feeling. We're happy with a point on the road, but it's a divisional rival we don't want to give any points up against. But after the start we had, to pull off another point, was a big achievement.

We've got some guys that came in and provided some energy. Sometimes when things aren't going well it doesn't hurt just to shake things up. Our chemistry has been off, a step behind. To change up the lineup doesn't hurt.

I enjoy now more than ever turning on the TV at night and watching the other games. It's a much more exciting game. I certainly wish the calls wouldn't be so strict with the physical play, but we have made the adjustment.

That's the worse loss I've ever been a part of.

It was certainly a treat to watch. I'm glad I wasn't on the other end of that move.