Brian Rolston Quotations

We're making our breaks now. When we are all on the same page, we can play with anybody.

When we came into the season, I don't think there were a whole lot of people who thought we were going to be close to a playoff position, maybe including the organization. We have to battle every night to get there. It's going to be tough, still. But we can be there.

We knew they have a ton of skill, a lot of fast forwards.

This was no different than going to the Olympics and playing against your teammates. You wish them the best, but you still want to beat them.

We're playing pretty stingy. We do a pretty good job in front him, but Manny has to make five outstanding saves a game probably and he continues to do it. That's the bottom line.

We are taking too many penalties. Everyone has to contribute to make us successful. And even though we did not play well tonight, we were right there. At this point, every game is huge.

Maybe. You could make an argument for it. The bottom line is you give that team (Detroit) any time with the puck, they're going to make plays.

Obviously this year was a much different year,

Obviously, the big story was Manny stopping (all five San Jose shooters) in a row. All we needed was one and we got it.

Obviously our goaltending has been great. And we're scoring at opportune times. If you can capitalize on those early opportunities, it really gets you going.

Obviously our goaltending has been great, ... And we're scoring at opportune times. If you can capitalize on those early opportunities, it really gets you going.

I'd like to think that I can play both ends of the ice, and I think that's something that they stress here, ... Obviously everybody is saying how we didn't make moves and all these things ... I feel like we have a lot of guys here that can play.

I don't know what kind of Superman you have to be to stay healthy.

I believe them. I think this time is a new beginning.

I feel good about our team right now.

Great team effort tonight. These are huge games for us.

From now on, it's going to be a dogfight.

He's got his confidence back. You can see that in his game.

He's been playing so well for us, with all the tough breaks, if he can get some wins, everybody gains confidence. He was tremendous for us tonight.

He was awesome. Third period, he made save after save after save. It's not surprising, but it was huge to get the win for him.

I thought we played well. We are getting better as the tournament goes on.

I think we're getting better as the tournament goes on. For the most part, I thought we took it to them. ... I feel really good about our team.

I was just sitting here. They'd been making that middle pass all night. I just read it and got a quick shot off. The goalie probably wasn't expecting it.

Manny was great for us again tonight and we made the most of our opportunities. We only had two scoring chances in the third period and that was two too many. I guess it's the mysteries of sports. That's a very good hockey team fighting for a playoff spot and we just seem to have their number.

We have to play near-perfect hockey and everybody has to be going on all cylinders to win hockey games. And we weren't going.

We had opportunities. We could have snuck out of that game with two points -- not that we necessarily deserved it -- but we could have and we have to bear down on the power play and get it done.

We got to play near-perfect hockey and everybody's got to be going on all cylinders for us to win, and we weren't going.

We fought back hard, but we can't give up four that quickly. We came out sleeping. Against a team that skilled, you just can't do it.

We have no time for frustration. We feel we really played great tonight. We gave up a couple of odd-man rushes, that's all. We don't have any time for 'Woe is me.' I think we're close. We continue to develop as a team.

When you spend too much time in your own end, it's only a matter of time before you give up a goal. We just have to move on to the next game.

The defense can't cross-check in front of the net and get you out of there like they used to, ... We're taking advantage.

We stepped it up tonight, and if we do that we can be in it. We can make the playoffs.

We were watching the Red Wings play, and you just can't do that. It's frustrating. We didn't battle tonight.

We didn't get our two points. 'A' for effort doesn't mean a whole lot if you don't get the win.

We've got to get players into the system. We've got to find a way to continue to get some players into the system. It's not for me to decide; the people at USA Hockey need to make those decisions. But as a player, I think we have to look at the system.

We've got to find ways to win those games, no question. But it was a positive road trip for us. Now we've got to take it back home and win some hockey games.

We've obviously got to do better. We'll go back to the drawing board and see what we come up with.

We just want to get going here and get ready for tomorrow.

Bottom line is, we're seeded where we're seeded. As far as backing into it, we feel good about how we've played.

Ever since I was little you had a stick in my hand and I loved to shoot.

It was the right thing to do regardless.

It was the right thing to do. I don't care if we had to kill a five-minute.

People sleeping over for tickets. It's just something you don't see. I haven't seen it in my career, really.

People sleeping over for tickets. It's just something you don't see.

The bottom line is its a game by game thing and we need to continue to play well and as a team. I feel strong about our team.

Auld came up big for them. We had a lot of good opportunities and he made the saves.

I told him it was in. He said, 'Are you sure?' I said I'm positive. He was getting prepared for the next shot. I don't think he wanted to listen to what I had to say.

It's been a long time. It's good to be back and good to be working - if you can call it working.

The next three games are going to be big.

You try to make a good shot, and luckily it went off the post and went in. It's a stressful situation, and you try to relax as much as you can.

The biggest story of the game was Manny (Fernandez) stopping five shots in a row. All we needed was one and I got it. This was a huge road win.

I've got to produce if we want to be successful.

I've had a lot of chances, but they're not going in. I've got to produce if we want to be successful. We can't rely on Gabby every night.

Against Slovakia, we're going to have to be on top of our game.

Their power play is pretty deadly, one of the toughest to play against.

I knew if I got there that he would get me that puck. When I saw him cut to the middle, I had to try to catch up to him. He made just a perfect pass and I had the empty net to shoot at.

I'm just like, 'Exhibition game. Sold out?' ... It's unbelievable. It's a unique thing here in Minnesota. There's no question.

I had an idea of what I wanted to do when I went out there. I faked the forehand and went backhand and it went under his arm.

I didn't see the replay, but common sense will tell you that if the glove and the arm are behind the goal line, there's a pretty good chance the puck is underneath it. I guess common sense doesn't mean anything there.

If I had more teams to choose from, I wouldn't pick any other place to be. This organization, the team, the coach, everything about it has been very positive. It's been a good fit.

I feel as good as I ever have in my career.

I don't like it and I don't buy it. You create rivalries in the playoffs, not seeing them over and over. I don't think it's gone as well as they thought it would.

You can really feel it's a team win, ... We have a team that can skate. I think it's going to take little time to realize that and gain that confidence after beating a team like that handily.

The Hawks didn't have a lot of energy after the early goal. It wasn't an exciting game, but that's the way we like to play.

The first thing in the morning he's asking me, 'are we wearing the red or the green jerseys tonight dad?' Before I can even open my eyes in the morning.