Pavel Datsyuk Quotations

I can't play with one leg. I need a second leg, too.

I think we just a little bit tired because we play in Nashville yesterday. That was a big game for us. Today, everybody a little tired.

I think Henrik Zetterberg is a very good player. He's off to a good start, and we've been able to achieve things together.

It depends how I feel tomorrow. Everyday it feels better. More skating, more shooting. I need to be ready 100 percent.

I thought it was a Christmas present from Santa, a Russian Santa.

We not too much go to net. We not too much shoot it. We miss first quick goal, I think that is big for us. We needed more pressure. We not do this stuff. We needed to go more to net, get hard goal, dirty net, we needed something like that and we not do it.

We all think this team is going to be very good this season. We still feel we are one of the best teams. If you look back to two or three years ago, we are still the same team. We haven't really changed.

We were ready to play. We have to keep it going. We need to get better and better.

We lost in world championships to Canada last year. We needed to win today.

It was good for me. Welcome to the real world.

It's fun for the fans, and fun for us, too.

It was not a big hit. I felt it on the plane. It was swollen.

OK, but not great. Maybe if I skate every day I'll get back faster.

I want to help this team as much as I can. I'm excited about this season. Everybody on this team believes, so everybody plays hard. We believe every second.

When I started shooting it just gives my partners more chances for rebounds. It opens up more room.

I don't remember those early playoff games. Keep it positive. I'm a different player. More focused. I know how important it is to score in the playoffs.

I wasn't strong when I was young. The puck was maybe too heavy. I guess I tried to move the puck from side to side to keep from getting hit.

When I came to North America, it was hard. It was hard to understand, hard to get someone to understand me. I only knew Russian. I studied French in school, but it didn't help. I forgot most of that.

I say no words... I can't speak with him. I shy. He too good.

In Russia, we had tough times. Only one puck, I always wanted the puck, so I learn how to keep it and make space and get puck when other guy has it.