Brian Gionta Quotes (33 Quotes)

We've been playing well as of late but it's basically a playoff game against them and we came out and played well.

We dominated. The number of chances we had didn't show in the goals.

We've just got to keep plugging away. We're trying to be too fancy at times, passing up some shots that we should be taking.

We knew what was going on. Down 3-1 going into the third and with a chance for a division title, we had to throw everything on the line.

It was all Sergei. Instead of throwing it away, he carried it behind the net and bought some time. I was able to get back to the net. Off the initial rush, I kind of swung away and came back and he found me.

To be up there with him is an honor.

We got away from (playing our style) the previous two games. We just have to worry about ourselves right now.

I want to take care of our own destiny. We don't want to back into it.

We might as well make it interesting. We've made it interesting all year.

We'll go to the drawing board and tighten things up. I thought we dominated two periods and everyone was great for them. We learned a lot. We got here, and we learned something - learned that we have to be smarter in how we play.

He played great. We shot some at him but he did give up only one. We had some momentum and we had some good chances.

With only two games before the Olympic break, we want to get all the points we can get. The key for me is to refocus every game and not relax or back off what is making me so successful.

We just keep the same routine, the same mind-set. The reason why we were doing well is because we were doing the small things out there. That's what we need to get back to taking care of those details.

We were shocked, obviously. But we knew what we did wrong. We made some mistakes and that was the reason why we didn't come out on top.

You see what he does in certain situations and try to react off that. I tried a couple of things the other night and this time I tried something else.

Yeah, we had to do it. But that stuff was all taken care of before we got over here. Our families were pretty much set, the plans were set when we got over here. So I don't know about that.

We knew we had a great team. It was a matter of being consistent. We're not letting down. We're staying focused.

Three one-goal losses are tough to swallow. We need to erase that. It's single-elimination now. It doesn't matter what our records are.

We focused in and wanted to finish strong in the last 10, 11 games. We'll see what happens. Things still have to happen for us to get the title. We just need to take care of what we need to take care of.

I just worry about the wins right now.

Yeah, we had to do it but that stuff was taken care of before we were over here. I've only played in a couple of world championships and world juniors. He's been around a lot longer, so he knows more than I would.

It's nothing I was chasing from the start, but it was an honor to be considered among the great players (in this organization).

There's no real panic. It's just trying to understand what we weren't doing right the last couple of games. Any time you lose two in a row in that fashion, there's got to be some concern, but we know what we need to do. It's not like the beginning of the year when we were searching.

It's always good playing here. My brother is here watching the game and some buddies I went to college with were at the game, so it's always nice to catch up with old friends and come back to a place that was real important in my career.

It's always nice. It's an honor to be considered as one of those guys and be up there on the list with them. Considering how many great guys have come through the organization, it's an honor for sure.

Right now it's in our hands. It's in our control.

It's disappointing, obviously, because we came here for the gold medal, a medal.

In the last few games. we've done a good job of playing with intensity, and playing desperate. That's what we need to do for the next nine games. When we sit back and let other teams take it to us, that's when we get in trouble.

If you're afraid of it, then you're going to fail.

You thought they were down and out, for sure. But they stuck with it and got some confidence. Once you win the first one, you never know.

No, not at all. That's where you need to keep your focus. You try not to give them anything to go on.

Our main concern was winning games and trying to get as high as we could. Obviously, we've been taking care of our own business and we can do that again. We have one game left in Montreal and if we win that, we'll just see what happens from there.

We're playing well. We'd like to go out on high note and come back feeling good about ourselves.