Patrick Sharp Quotations

Whenever someone goes down, somebody needs to step up. I'm aware things will change a hundred times between now and the regular season. I'm going to continue to work hard and wherever they decide to play me is fine by me.

He just carries himself like a professional. He's never late, he's always on time. He knows what's going on, he follows the rules and he's a good team player. He's friends with everyone in the locker room and he's someone I look up to.

I went to Canada during the break, then was real excited to come back and see my new teammates. I feel very comfortable here now.

Winning the Calder Cup is something I wouldn't trade for the world. It was a great experience. I can't explain what it means to me, but when we get those rings it will be one of the most memorable nights of my life. I'll go wherever I have to go to get that.

We just played the way we wanted to for three periods. We got away from it early and were trading chances with them and were playing sloppy defensively. As the game went on, we tightened it up. We won the battles we needed to.

These next (24) games are important for us. We may be out of playoff contention, but they're definitely important to this team, to build for the future.

They're a good team with a lot of experience.

It was bad ice and the puck was bouncing a little bit. I had to slow down and try to hang onto it and just cut to the middle as quick as I could.

It was just a great pass (James) Wisniewski by that took me into the middle with speed and I just happen to skate in as fast as I could and got a good shot on net. It was bad ice and the puck was bouncing a little bit. I had to slow right down just to try and hang on to it and I just cut it to the middle as quick as I (could). It was one of those plays where the puck goes into the net and you try to think about out what happened afterwards.

That season with the Phantoms was the best thing for my career,

I learned what it?s like to skate harder and battle in the playoffs. My confidence level has gone up quite a bit since winning the Calder Cup. That?s a moment I?ll never forget and will look back on for experience as I move along in my career.

I'm not worried. I'm confident I can play here. It's still the preseason; it's just a matter of sorting things out and seeing where I fit in. I feel like I've been improving every day. I could have done more in the games but it's a process.

I just try to go out and play hard. I'm not looking to necessarily go out and score two goals, but when you do the little things right, things go your way.

But he was on top of his game tonight and he will only get better.

I didn't feel the cut. I got kicked in the side of the head and that's what hurt the most. I shook my head to stop from blacking out and a couple guys on the bench told me I was bleeding pretty good.