Doug Weight Quotes (43 Quotes)

It's pretty close. Rock bottom will be in April if we don't make the playoffs. We've got 68 games to get this ship turned around. Obviously these are crucial points, but nothing is over yet.

I'm not afraid to say that I love St. Louis. It's a place that's dear to me and a place that I'd love to end up. Who knows, before you turn around I could be back here. I could be back here in a year, in six months, you don't know.

We're really feeling comfortable out there, and I think we compliment each other. He's a goal scorer, and we can find each other on the ice.

We're a deep team, and we have a lot of belief in how we play. We have a lot of selflessness on this team. We're all trying to have great shifts, and whoever puts the puck in the net, that's great.

It's just a matter of scoring. We had great chances, but you've got to score. No excuses. Goaltending, how they killed (penalties), not knowing each other, no excuses. You have to score.

It's just tiring and it's ridiculous, and I'm not putting blame. We do have to be positive, or it's going to get worse. But it's incredibly hard.

We really feel confident about our chances. They are a little more North American than most European teams. It's a little more our comfort level.

It's definitely frustrating. We're having a lot of chances, but we've got to get more simplistic. We're looking for the big shot, the one-timer, the pretty play. We have to get the puck in the net and create more traffic, maybe get an ugly goal or two.

We're not ready to hand over the baton. We've got a lot left to offer. We're all about being good teammates, but we're here for a job as well. We want to be a part of that team in four months.

We made lazy mistakes (against Latvia). Four-to-one isn't what we wanted tonight, but systemically we played well. We've got a lot of gas left in the tank and we have to gain momentum.

If that decision (to accept a trade) comes down to it, I'll have to make a decision. Obviously, if they came to me and wanted to unload me, it's going to be a situation where I'm going to have a chance to be in the playoffs and be with a team that's considered a top team - or one of them - and has a chance to win.

It's coming to a head here a little bit for us. We're starting to get a little confident with the puck and play a little better game. We've been on the short end of some games, but we've played better.

He's got a nose for the net, no pun intended on that nose of his.

No. We both had a good talk from (official) Kerry Frasier before the game, and went through everything thoroughly. You'll see a couple of frequent runs to the box the next four to six weeks. I'm sure it will be a little frustrating. Today is probably an example of everybody trying do the exact opposite and probably give up a couple of chances because of it.

It's fun to see these good young players and all the first-round picks. The good competition will be healthy, but we aren't ready to step aside. I was talking to Bill Guerin last night. At 34 we take this game pretty seriously. We aren't ready yet to be considered fossils.

I'm going to get a lot more goals this season. Give it to 'Brew.' He's going to need it.

In 2002 we came out like gangbusters for the whole tournament and then ran out of gas (losing 5-2 to Canada in the gold-medal game).

It seems like whenever we play them it's 2-1, 3-2 and the goals are ugly. You just hope you're the ones getting the ugly goals.

I loved how we skated and were in position. We played better as a team. We should've had a lot more goals.

There are times we seem to be turning the corner. Then we play games like this where we were down right embarrassing.

No one feels bad for you. No one cares, really, except for the guys in this room and in our organization. I'm proud that we stuck up for ourselves. We played with some heart and made it a game, at least. But it's just not enough right now. This is as frustrated as I've been in my career, so it's a great challenge.

Chris Osgood said he didn't think much about playing his former teammates. He knew them well, though. On the goal he allowed, he knew exactly what was going on. They were trying to go for a tip to ... I know that play. It hit a skate and went in.

I'll be honest with you, I didn't want to go anywhere. It was sad, the kids are happy and everybody's happy -- and there's not a place I want to win a Stanley Cup more than here.

Jacques' theory about the injured guys is even when they're healthy, they're not ready, ... They've got to get back up to speed, and this is really his first practice.

Anytime you wear this jersey it's a special thing. I think you'll see how important this is and how hard guys are playing to try to make this team.

I didn't think I was going anywhere before the Olympics. I think the fact that Carolina stepped up and offered so much for me to St. Louis at that time kind of showed me that they really wanted me.

I thought (Walker) pinned the other guy's stick on the ice and made a real good play. Even with the zero- tolerance, I thought his stick was on his stick and he did a good job controlling.

He's been punished enough. I'm not always in agreement with the authorities' choices, but it is what it is.

What I remember most about that game was the end. I love Canada. It's a great country. But I don't plan on having that happen to me again. I want to be in that situation but with a different (outcome).

This team has 52 wins for a reason. We got off the beaten path a bit, but we plan on bringing our 'A' game.

We are going to go out there after a day on a plane, be a little rusty in the first game then begin to settle down.

We played good hockey. I felt like we could have won every game.

I was posed a question in my news conference, 'Would you ever consider coming back to St. Louis' Sure. I'd consider going back there and 29 other teams.

We don't care what anybody says. We feel we have a lot of jump left in us and a lot of wins.

It was evident right from the start that we were going to take the play to them, that we weren't going to be denied.

He's been playing great hockey for us. Since he's been back, he's been really carrying us. I don't know what to say. It's disheartening.

I feel great about that. It's a different situation for us. We're going to relish it. We can appreciate people's opinions, but we have a lot of belief in our team and the selections made. We have a lot of people to prove wrong. I certainly like the underdog role.

We had great opportunities. We've got to score. We need a game where we get three or four goals and feel good about ourselves again.

We had a bit of a long travel. It's good to get ground under your feet. Hopefully, (Thursday) we will have a much better effort.

These are good kids. But I'm not ready to give up my spot to some young punk.

We're 1-3-1 and there is a lot of belief in that room.

It's a proud moment for us. We were very impressed, and I'm sure we'll continue to be impressed with the kids coming up. But we were very nervous for this day because we feel we have so much left to give. Going with a lot of similar faces, we're excited again.

It was an emotional night for them. Retirement or not, it would have been a big game the way New Jersey is playing. I think they have something to prove to the league after getting off to a tough start.