Kirk Maltby Quotes (29 Quotes)

We got CBC, NBC, ESPN, everything. Trust me, I was out enjoying the weather, but I caught all the highlights later. I was pretty much up to date on everything, whether it was hockey or whatever.

There is no guarantee that Stevie is done this year. We just want to win the Stanley Cup. But if there is one thing that could motivate us more, it would be the opportunity to give Steve one more Cup before he goes out.

When I first got here, I was in awe of him, and my buddies back in Toronto couldn't believe I was his teammate. But I quickly found out that he's just an easygoing, approachable guy whether you're young kid trying to make it or a veteran star.

It's nice to be in familiar surroundings again. It's kind of a normal routine that we're used to. We're looking forward to the first on-ice, and seeing all the familiar faces and that. It's just good to be back again.

I still think it should be the choice of the player.

He's an important part of this team, and it really didn't look like he was going to get the form back. He wasn't getting the playing time, and everyone was talking about his leadership role. 'Blah. Blah. Blah.' But Steve wants to help us with his play, not just his leadership. And now he's one of our best players again.

Tomas is a good goalie. To their credit they kept coming and to our credit we did too, and we were able to get a couple more.

Playing with him at the worlds (world championships) in Austria (in 2005), guys were breaking their sticks trying to bring him down and he was still finding a way to score goals. The guy is a natural goal-scorer.

That's always been one of the big strengths of this team, the ability to roll four lines and have all four lines contribute.

He definitely can (help Columbus). You guys know what he can do and what he's capable of, but it'll depend on whether he'll be happy there.

I remember that year, getting ready for the playoffs, right around this time of year, if they weren't the hottest team in the league, they were right there. We knew we'd have our hands full. They're poised to be the same kind of dangerous team this season.

As quiet as he is, he's subtle about his jokes, but you know when he's saying something to you because he'll say it in Swedish first to one of the other Swedish guys. But then they usually rat him out, so they help us out with him. He's a nice guy easygoing, just goes about his business. We have fun with Johan. He's a good guy and he takes it all in stride.

I mean we kind of got a little chuckle out of it more than anything. It's all in good nature, you would think and hope.

It's just nice to kind of stop the bleeding in that area and finally put a zero up there. They didn't get a lot of second and third chances. We had a chance to clear the puck out from in front of the net, and Jimmy made some nice saves. Hopefully, we can play a little better on the penalty kill, because specialty teams now are huge in the success of teams.

It seems in this conference, every season, there are hot teams who make it in the playoffs and do a lot of damage.

We just have to be patient and wait for our chances.

He's got all the tools in the world and all the skill in the world, it's just a matter of whether he's going to be happy being there. From a personal standpoint, you hope he likes it and he enjoys it and he plays well, but Sergei is Sergei and we'll see how it goes.

It would have been nice if we could have gotten a couple of them and give us a little bit of room earlier. We've actually played strong in the third periods against these guys all year long.

We could be up by five goals and they are still going to keep coming until the last buzzer.

I think he was just kind of frustrated with his stick and he tried mine. It was a similar curve from what he used to use, so he was happy with it and it worked for him tonight. I told him there's lots of goals left in that stick.

He was having a good year, and he's proven he can play. It's just his personality is complex and it clashes with other personalities.

It's a nice achievement. You set out at the beginning of the year to finish as high as possible. That's what we've done. (But) we don't think of it as an advantage or teams are going to quiver because of it.

You know it's the kiss of death, you get a lot of shots, maybe a few more chances than the other team and then they get the goal. That happens a lot in the regular season and in the playoffs. Hats off to them. They played a strong game and we feel fortunate coming out with the win.

There are 10 or 11 teams that are playoff teams. Some very good teams aren't going to make it.

We just played three (games) against Chicago and we had two with Columbus, so we still feel like we haven't played our best hockey. That's what we're working on right now. We've had lapses during games.

I just put the season behind me as far as a personal standpoint, and that is the most important thing, to just help this team do well in the playoffs. I don't expect to do this every night, but to be able to contribute in the first game, I am happy to live with that.

I was just kind of reading the play to see what was going on, ... I wasn't sure if he was going to actually try to make the pass, and when he did, I was fortunate that he didn't get a lot on it. It almost was like he was passing it to me, so I was able to step in and go in alone. I had almost too much time to think about what I was going to do.

Maybe it's a blessing to come on the road. We've had a lot of success on the road this season. We seem to play a simpler game.

That's a huge blow for them. I don't know much about this Mason guy, but obviously it's all on his shoulders now. It definitely hurts them, but until the playoffs start and you get those games going, we won't see how much.