Rick Nash Quotes (35 Quotes)

We decided these last 20 games we wanted to build some momentum for next season. We got off to a terrible start this year and if we can start to build some momentum right now, hopefully that will forward onto the start of our season next year.

Definitely, to be mentioned in the same bracket as those names is a pretty big deal. It's a bit different here in Columbus, we don't have as much media. So to have that media attention is a great thing for me personally but also a great thing for the team and the organization as well.

It's still a little bit sore. It's going to take a little more time.

It was definitely a lucky goal. I came down and had a different move in mind, but he took that away. I had to adjust, and lost my balance. Lucky enough I stayed up and put it in.

It was frustrating. They wanted to shake things up and try different things to change it up a bit. Obviously, nobody was really playing with any chemistry.

That had to be tough. He wanted the young kids to step forward. It takes a big man to give up that spot. If he didn't I may not have had a spot.

Tonight we were a bit more simple (in our play) and it showed in the score. The scoring came back around tonight. We had lots of chances. Maybe we could have had more than five (goals). But we did play strong tonight. It was an exciting game and we got two points.

We're coming around. We've had some of the same line combinations for a couple weeks now. Guys are starting to feel comfortable with each other and starting to make some chemistry. I think that's a big issue and the reason we're playing so well.

We came back around. We really had lots of chances. Maybe we could have had more than five. But we did play strong.

I just went to the net and saw the puck coming and tried to make it change directions. Lucky enough, it worked out. You go to the net, and good things are going to pay off.

It was right around the corner he was hitting posts, he was just missing nets. Finally they started going in for him tonight. That's a big night for him.

I am sure if I was coming through the middle with my head down, anybody would do the same thing to me.

His hockey sense. He's always in the right spot. He sees the ice so well. The puck seems to follow him.

After the first period we played better and came back. Coach Gerard Gallant gave us a little speech in between periods and we came back.

It (the hat trick) is kind of a relief. It was one of the things that was really nagging me.

It's part of the game, it's an injury. I've got to stay positive.

We had tons of chances tonight. Goals come in bunches. When you're hot, you're hot, and when you're not, you're not. But I'm not worried at all. We just have to play a full 60 minutes and we have to learn from our mistakes.

I was fed up with (the attention) after a half a day. What he has been able to do on and off the ice has been great for our game.

I don't really remember having pressure like this. There's always pressure on Canada to win at hockey. We have to accept it and move on.

I thought I had him. A credit to him.

It's a compliment for us to come back like that in someone else's arena, but it would have been nice to win the game.

This is the team I was drafted to, and this is where I've made my home for the last three years. I don't want to switch teams. I'd rather take this team to the top.

We've definitely got to pick it up. We're under a lot of pressure. It's our country and we've got to win it for them.

We're playing for something. We're trying to build a lot of momentum right now and gain some chemistry for the start of next season.

They said everything was on track, that the injury was what we thought it was right along. I'll take a week off, relax, and when next week comes along I'll start therapy again. Hopefully, I'll be on the ice and back at it in two weeks.

Hopefully, that battle will go on for years to come.

Our goal was to make the playoffs we're still unhappy we're not there. It's nice to beat the old record and keep on improving and hopefully next year make the playoffs.

I think it was big to give that goalie a little downer. He just got called up and to get that first one out of the way I think gave us the momentum.

I'd like to play like Joe Thornton does right now. I try to mold my game around his. If you say four years, three years down the road, if I could be where he is, then I'd be pretty happy.

I used to be a center. When I was 12 years old.

I just didn't try to think about it a sophomore slump. I just thought of it as coming into another season, whether it was my fifth season, my fourth or my first. I just tried to make it look like that. Lucky enough for me I got off to a quick start. I think that was the main thing, not to fall into a slump early. I'm sure I'll fall into a slump somewhere down the road. I don't think this can last the whole season.

It was unbelievable that a guy could do that and stay healthy for that long of a time and play to that caliber, ... I maybe saw it in like bantam, but it's a little different playing three 10-minute periods at running time. It was really unbelievable what Marc did.

If you look at our second half of the season, we came a long way. If we had 30 more games left, I'm sure we'd be right there to make a playoff spot.

They didn't throw me on one of the top lines, but they didn't keep me out as a healthy scratch, either. I think Dave King and Doug were using me well, and I think it was good development for me. I couldn't think of a better team to come to for a young guy than Columbus. You aren't just going to jump in and be a star player at 18. It's tough to be a star in the NHL. I just fit in and played my role on the third line, and just kind of hit and chipped in with a goal here or there when I could.

I was 0-for-2 in shootouts so far and I had to make one sooner or later or else I wouldn't be shooting.