John LeClair Quotes (18 Quotes)

He's going to be a real good player, a superstar in this league. It's a great opportunity for him to learn what's going on, on and off the ice. He's played a lot of hockey, so I think he knows when and where he's got to be careful. It's everybody's job to help him out.

I haven't heard anything and haven't put a whole lot of thought into it.

It was something I was prepared for. I knew it was a very realistic possibility for over a year now. My disappointment comes from knowing my years with the Flyers are over.

Right now, any win is really big for us. Team morale has been pretty low, and it's important for us to win games and get that atmosphere going around here. We know that we can play the right way and hang on to a lead.

It's a little different feeling, but we have to move on. I think we'll be OK come game time.

I haven't had too many games like that. They're hard. You want to put your gear back on and go back that night. It's really hard. But it's over with. We need to show what kind of team we are (today).

I think everybody understands that (Saturday's game) is not the way we can perform, it's not acceptable, and it's over with. There's nothing we can do about it now. The only thing we can do is have a good game (today) and show that that wasn't our team on Saturday.

It's a lot more than I ever dreamed of scoring in this league, so it's something I'm very proud of. But it's also something for later on. In the middle of a season, it's tough to sit back and look at accomplishments like that. It's a team sport.

We're all kind of embarrassed by it. We know that's not the way we have to perform. But it's over. There's nothing you can do about it now. All it can do is ensure we work harder and do things better this time.

The way we hung on and played quite well at the end, that's a big morale boost.

It was probably a quick whistle, but you just have to move on. We got the goal (later), so it worked out OK.

We did a lot of good things tonight. We did some things right like make the passes and take all the bounces our way. Getting the bounces was the big key tonight.

It's nice that it's out of the way and it's not a distraction for me any more.

I don't think there's any pressure. It's pretty obvious we're not going to make the playoffs. It's about playing for pride and some self-respect, and that's why you're seeing guys play really hard.

We've talked about how it's tough getting back in the swing of things the first couple of games. You're not quite up to speed. That stuff takes time. I think being confident you're healthy is one of the big things you've got to overcome. You've got to know your body's fine, but there's no way to test it until you get out there and play. Once you pass that test, things work well.

It was a quick whistle, but it's tough to argue. I heard the whistle before it went in.

I want to play again. I have another year on my contract, and we'll take it from there. As of (Wednesday) I'm planning on playing next year.

I think, obviously, there was some uncertainty as to what was going on around here. Now that it's over, you look around and this is what we've got and this is what we've got to work with. ... We kind of talked about it that we have to make the best of it.