Jarome Iginla Quotations

We got two power-play goals but it's not really about percentages. As a group it's about finding the big goal. We had chances, especially late, to get the equalizer, and we couldn't cash in.

We knew they would raise their game and we didn't match it after they started coming at us. It's a matter that later we've got to be better. I don't know if it's bearing down more or we've got to be more disciplined, but we're going to need to change and we have to do it in a hurry.

We knew they'd raise their game. They're one of the top teams in the conference and we didn't match them after they started coming.

We knew they'd be fired up. We've all gone through something like this during our careers when there's a shakeup or a tough change and you band together and get fired up. They battled and competed and found a way to get that third goal that we didn't get.

We know we have to get better. We have the talent and the ability to get a goal. Now the main goal is to get better.

We're right near the bottom of the league in offense and as forwards, we take it personally. If you look around the room, every single one of us has more to give and wants to be better.

We were a lot better offensively. It was great start. It was a big boost for us. It was nice to have a shot right back at the Avalanche after they beat us.

We're about wanting to be in your face. We want to be aggressive. That's how we play this game.

We're around the same age. He's a good power forward. He's got good hands in front of the net. He scores his share of goals. He can get really hot too which is a good thing.

Learning to play in big games, Game 7 and Game 6, all of it is a whole different level. It's different hockey, it's great hockey. On the other side of it, we were that close (to winning the Cup), (so) we're hungry. To get that close and hear the other team celebrating, and know it could have been us, that does enter your mind.

Obviously, we weren't happy with the way the game was going. Emotions get going when you look at the scoreboard and you're losing in the Stanley Cup Finals. And that's what happens.

But we know it's going to be tough, nobody in our room is getting ahead of it.

But we can improve. It was not a good road trip, but it's good to come home and start over with the home opener.

Goalies are good, Kipper was good on that play,

I get excited about playing in Edmonton, it's such a great atmosphere, and the games are fun to play in. We know the importance of these games, and coming away with two points is big for us.

He had to do that, because it was going in. I was right behind the net watching it, and Chuck would have had that one.

He ended up with a few big points. He really got us going, got the confidence up and then everybody fed off it.

We've been trying to build for a long time, and I'm thankful now, ... I think we're turning a corner and I really want to be here, what a great atmosphere with the fans. It's always been great around the playoffs, but to face what we had in the last playoffs and the atmosphere, I don't know if there's a better atmosphere and definitely we wanted to be here with our family.

To come back in the third period, earn a point and clinch a playoff spot . . . there's some positives from tonight but it never feels good losing. They were a very hungry, very determined team tonight but we knew they would be.

He's a big part of Hockey Canada, he's probably the biggest part, and it's great that he's coming over to lead our team again.

He's a big key to their club and he represents a lot of their speed. We try to make sure we all finish our checks on him . . . even the smaller hits, hopefully we wear him down a little. The more hits we can get on him the better.

He's a top D-man in the league. He obviously was a pretty big boost out there for them.

He was great. He made some very big saves. I have seen him play before and he is a big player.

Kipper was good on that one. I was trying to go five hole and he closed it down pretty good.

Kipper, he's played like that all year. He's been amazing. Especially early tonight, they had some chances and he made some timely saves.

Kipper, he's played like that all year. He's been amazing.

It awakens something you never even knew you had when you're that close - so we'll have to work at finding that chemistry again,

I think it's great. You can just see he's competing. I thought he gave us a boost. We scored pretty shortly after that.

It didn't happen tonight and now we go to Game 7. It's been back and forth the whole series. We go home and we're willing to do whatever it takes.

I think the confidence is coming back, for sure.

It is frustrating because every player wants to contribute to their team's success and be a part of winning ... Hopefully I'll break out here against Edmonton.

It is pre-season, but we're coming off a loss and we want to get into the winning habit at home.

I think we're going to get hot as a team, and personally, I think I'm going to get hot too.

It has a lot of implications in the division. We can be five up on Colorado with three games in hand or we can be three down, so it could be a big difference.

It isn't one thing. Look at all aspects of our game. It all needs to improve.

I will admit I was pretty excited about it,

I think confidence it a big part of everybody's game. I think the last six games or so, I've just been feeling better and as a group, we've been creating more scoring chances, and it's good for everybody's confidence.

People are more in a party mode, festive mode.

Our special teams are getting better and we still want to keep moving in both categories, ... We're moving the puck and doing the things we want to do.

Looking over my career, unfortunately, I haven't had the greatest first 10 games,

It feels really good in our locker-room. It's been a lot of tough games and we've played some really good teams,

I think definitely all the way around the league there's more parity. The movement throughout the league has been exciting to watch as a player and a fan.

It doesn't feel good losing two in shootouts. We just couldn't find that second goal in regulation tonight.

It doesn't feel good at all. We know we have to get better in a lot of ways. You look around our locker room and we know we have the talent and ability to score goals, but right now we're being a little tentative. We've got to relax and let our talent take care of it.

I thought it was going to be a penalty shot. I was upset with the whole play.

We'll battle through this together and turn this around,

That's very amazing. He's already a star. He's going to be amazing.

That's unacceptable. We know that in our room,

Winning at home and scoring, it always feels good,

We do think we're going to be a really competitive club and we want to be one of the top clubs, but we know it's not going to be easy, ... We're not going to get ahead of ourselves.

We'll try to have the same mindset for Game 2 as we did Game 1. Now hopefully all the excuses are gone and we can keep going.

We had a little more jump, a little more desperation. I think we had more fun tonight, too. The Ducks were doing it, too, for two periods. It was back and forth.

We had confidence but the first game of the series is a huge win for us,

We'll learn and adjust from that game. Teams are too good around the league. You can't start like that.

We're a union of 700 players and there are going to be different opinions. But I personally appreciate the job Trevor, Ted and the executive committee have done. Ted is a big part of this deal. He's had a huge say in getting us back on the ice.

We're a union of 700 players and there are going to be different opinions, ... But I personally appreciate the job Trevor, Ted and the executive committee have done. Ted is a big part of this deal. He's had a huge say in getting us back on the ice.

To be a low scoring team like we are and to get the number of wins we have, he's easily the biggest reason. The fans were letting him know tonight and us as players, we appreciate everything he's done this year, it's been amazing to watch.

We don't know the exact secret, it's about sticking with it and staying positive. It's not just being in front, we had legitimate chances in front of the net, we had two-on-ones.

We want to be a hard, physical team to play against and fighting does happen in that. Our fight, whoever it is on our team, it pumps us up.

We came out and had a good start, and were able to draw some penalties.

We weren't as ready as we should be. If we take 'em, we've got to kill penalties. They had pretty much the whole first period in power plays, and they earned that.

We think we're going to be a really competitive club. But we know it's not going to be easy.

When you get that close and then you hear the other team, the other fans celebrating to 'Simply The Best' and 'We Are The Champions', that hurt. It hurt a lot. We didn't know who was holding the Cup, but each time someone else took it, you could hear the fans go nuts. We're just sitting there, soaking all of this in and imagining what it would feel like ... if it was us.

What's important is to keep going but yeah, we're thinking we want to clinch. But then we want the division. Those are exciting things, for sure, and they're in our sight.

We were terrible in front of (Boucher). It wasn't even close to the style of game we want to play all the way around. It was a terrible game. We were very sloppy. Our strength is in our own zone and every single one of us was bad in our own zone today.

We've played a lot of games lately and it was good to get a win.

We've been creating more chances as a group.

We were literally one shot away, one second away from winning the Stanley Cup.

We got some great power-play opportunities and fortunately we were able to put it in. Those can be big momentum shifts one way or the other whether you get one or not.

We got ourselves into penalty trouble. They had five in the third period, or something like that, and two five-on-threes. You can't give any team that many chances.

We got ourselves in penalty trouble tonight. I think we had five penalties in the third period. In a tie game, it's hard to get offense.

You look at our game, you look at how many young guys are coming in: Crosby, Richards and Carter and Corey Perry to name a few - there's a lot of skilled players coming up,

We didn't like the way we woke up this morning and saw they had jumped ahead of us. That's what makes these back-to-backs so much fun is if you lose, you get a chance to get right back at it.

Being the only black player on my team growing up, I dreamt just like everybody else to be in the NHL, ... When I would say it, some other kids -- not trying to be mean -- (said) 'There are not that many black players in the NHL. What are the chances?'

Everybody thinks about it a bit. You try not to. This year it seems a little bit quieter around our place, which is good with us.

There's some grunting. The challenge is how fast you go from that tuck to that full position.

There's no question, pretty much all areas of our game need to improve,

I sent (wife) Kara to try and find one but it wasn't in the stores. It will be cool to see.

It was a negative year, no question about it.

These last six games, I've been feeling better and things are starting to roll. As a group, we're creating more scoring chances and it's good for everybody's confidence.

The third period was probably the best we've played in a long time. It was a very big game for us as far as momentum. We all knew the importance of it. We've got four days to live with it now.

I've never been part of such a quick goal from the start of the period. I've seen it a few times by other teams watching on TV and stuff. Seeing it go in was definitely a good feeling.

A couple years ago we were very excited just to clinch a playoff spot because we hadn't been there. But back then we also didn't go in thinking we just wanted to have fun; we wanted to win a series. This year we start just wanting to win one series.

Defensively, we've been doing really well, and offensively, we'd like to score more goals. I don't think that's a secret. Personally, I think the first half could have been better and I'm looking forward to the second half and contributing more on the offensive side of it.

Denis made a good save on that one in overtime. Obviously I probably should have chipped it up. It would have been nice to see that one go in.

As a series goes on, each game gets bigger. We have a chance now to put a dent in them, but we know that, coming off a loss, they're going to be more desperate.

That one wasn't so funny because he got hurt.

This is amazing to me. I don't get it. No one on my team phoned me to express any displeasure with Ted's hiring. I can tell you that.

They're very disciplined. They don't give you a lot of chances.

They've always been pretty quick and we probably made them look quicker,

They've always been one of the best teams at puck possession and when you're not moving your feet, it looks there like they're playing with us. That's not even close to our best.

They're a good team, they're fast and we knew they would be. We've got to match that and unfortunately we didn't.

There's a lot of parity. We know that any team can beat any team.

It was sure nice to see it go in, being my first in five. I just shot low post. Going in with that one, I didn't make up my mind, thinking maybe top glove, wasn't sure. Maybe I should have something in my head.

It was sure nice to see it go in, being my first in five. I just shot low post.

Its a big win and it feels good, but we know we need to get better and we know it's going to get tougher.

It's a nice compliment. It's nice to have different expectations at the start of the season than being picked just out of the playoffs,

It's not just the saves he makes, it's the timing of them too. He is easily the No. 1 reason why we're fighting for the top of the division.

It's the toughest loss by a thousand times. It's a very good season and I'm so proud of everybody but that hurts more than anything else I've been a part of.

It's always a shock, you never expect these things. All the guys, we wish them well. We know they're very good players and great teammates. It's part of hockey and we respect the players that are coming back in the trade.