Joe Sakic Quotes (94 Quotes)

We took a penalty, and that's it. I thought we should have had more than one point, but the guys worked hard. If we keep working like this, we're going to get our points.

He looked fine to me, like normal.

Everything is short term now. Hopefully, a couple more years and then we'll see at that point. I feel good, but to be realistic, I don't have any long-term plans.

In the playoffs, you know you are facing one team and we are a lot more prepared. We have watched tapes on everything that Dallas does and now we will just have to make adjustments as they happen.

You think of Canada, you think of hockey, you think of Wayne Gretzky. This is where he should be. I couldn't imagine it any other way. You saw what he meant to us in 2002. For most of us, he was our idol growing up. When he says something, you're going to listen.

They have a great hockey club. We're back there next time, so hopefully we have a better performance.

We're going to miss those guys tremendously, ... But the depth of our team is going to be pretty good.

The benefit is competition, the thrill of playing in the Olympics, being an Olympian, playing against the best.

This is where he belongs. He assembled the team. When you think of Canada, you think of hockey and you think of Wayne Gretzky. This is where he should be.

Obviously, there's a number of teams, six to eight teams, that probably spent more than other teams to keep their players. So, yeah, you definitely lose that. But I think everybody is on the same playing field, and I think as the years go down, (there will be) issues and uncertainty for everybody. There's so much player movement.

We've just got to keep building. We've got a good group of guys and we like our team, but everything is going to depend on the (ending).

Our penalty killing has been good all year. You don't want to be in the penalty box, but if you do wind up there, you know they're going to do the job to kill it off.

As a hockey player, it's great to be a part of this race.

You won't have the neutral zone bottled up anymore,

He's the reason we're standing here with smiles on our face, really. He was unbelievable today. I mean, they could've ended it so many times not only in overtime, but in the third. He kept us in and gave us a chance.

He said it was steadily getting worse, so this is something he had to have done. If you're going to have (surgery), get it out of the way now rather than in the middle of the year. You have to correct the problem.

We know that Dallas isn't going to quit. We are up 3-0 and we want to do whatever we can not give them any momentum. We don't want to go back to Dallas if we don't have to. They have such a great hockey team over there and nobody here wants them to get a win and get on a roll.

That joke went right over her hair.

I think the Vancouver thing, you guys (in the media) are blowing out of proportion,

Those are two big guys on our team. It's a tough loss, but I think everybody pulled together and played pretty well.

It's a good feeling to be in this position, but we also know they have a great hockey team.

This late in the season, with the standings the way they are, it's going to be a roller coaster. You win, you feel real good when you lose, it's tough.

It was just a great treat every time you played Pittsburgh and watched Mario play.

We felt pretty good today, and we'll feel good tomorrow.

I know there's been a little bit of backlash from certain people, but you've just got to give him a chance, ... He obviously said something that after the fact he regrets saying, but he's not the one who did anything wrong. It was one person (Bertuzzi), and he paid a price for it (with an NHL suspension).

This late in the season with the standings, it's going to be a roller coaster. You win and you feel real good, and you lose, obviously it's tough. But we've just got to focus on the next game.

A lot of teams have lost different guys, ... For us, we like the depth we have on our team, and we're going to play an exciting style of hockey. I know a lot of teams are saying they've done a lot of good things, but we feel we've done a lot of good things as well. We signed a lot of quality people.

Here in Denver, we want to thank Jeremy Jacobs for the way he runs his business. Otherwise, we wouldn't have gotten Ray Bourque and won a Stanley Cup. Other than that, I don't pay much attention to what he has to say.

I'm especially impressed by what Earl does. He's not the tallest guy in the world and to go and do what he does against those guys . . . I have a lot of appreciation for what they do.

The winning goal was bad luck, ... I knew Adam was there, but I didn't know he was changing. It was just bad judgment, I guess.

We're pretty excited about winning. That's a great hockey team over there. I thought they were flat. It was a bad day for them.

They're a good hockey team. They're a hockey team that's fast and works their butts off.

It's just great to get the win. It was a battle out there. After the first period, we thought we had everything under control.

When you think of hockey, when you think of Canada, you think of Wayne Gretzky.

We didn't have our legs. It seemed guys were tired and flat. After a game like this where we were outplayed, you have to find a way. We have to get a rest, come back recharged and play with more confidence.

It was tougher seeing Foote and Pete go because I was with them for so long, ... I've had a lot of friends in Quebec and a lot of friends here (in Colorado) that got traded away or retired. That's just the nature of sports.

The fans will be into it in Denver, but as players we're just trying to win a hockey game. We have a great rivalry with Vancouver, they've got a great hockey team. Our goal will be to win the hockey game.

If (the slump) keeps going, it will be a concern, but right now we're doing some good things offensively,

Normally, it would come too quick. But it's been a long year and we're very excited. I can't wait to get on the ice for real.

He's really solid. He's a good player, quick and has a good eye. I'm sure the game gave him a ton of confidence.

We were up 3-0 and we thought we had it, ... We have to keep on working. We had our power play chances and we could not get anything out of it.

It was his decision. Really, we just talked about the options and what it would be like. He liked the fact that that team has so much speed. His first choice was Nashville. It's a good fit for him with the skills they have up front and with their speed. Paul's speed is perfect for them and he's going to do well.

I was surprised. I didn't see that coming. We're going to miss him. It was just a great treat every time you played Pittsburgh and watched Mario play. We're going to miss him as a player, but I'm sure he's going to be around the game.

We didn't think scoring would be a problem. It's hard to explain. I think the confidence was there, but we were just too tentative and didn't generate on the inside. Yesterday was a new start for us. We thought we'd improve, but it didn't happen.