Sergei Gonchar Quotations

Maybe we just didn't shoot enough in previous games on the power play. But with a guy like John LeClair in front of the net, he's a great guy to have there when you shoot, so we have to use him.

If we can somehow fix this problem, it's going to keep us in the games. The game is going to be closer, and we're going to have a better chance in the third period. It's so hard to come back when you're down two goals, and we put ourselves in the position of having to battle back. It's hard to do.

He has the whole package. He has everything.

I was trying to create offense. It seemed like I caught those guys flat-footed. Maybe it was a long shift for them ... I don't know. I just skated around them, and found the goal.

We've been working on it every day. Finally, it paid off.

When you lose nine in a row, you don't have that confidence. But the good thing about this club is we stayed together. When it's 4-0, we had all the excuses to lose, but we didn't panic. We all needed this, because there was a lot of pressure on us, with all the talent here and we weren't winning.

Everything was so tight, and nobody wanted to make any mistakes. Everyone was concentrating on defense. Our first goal would be key, and we were lucky to win.

Sometimes, when you shoot the puck, you get a lucky bounce once in a while. That was the case.

Special teams were the key. We scored on the power play and Washington didn't. That was the difference.

Special teams was the key. That was the difference. We scored a lot of goals on the power play and they didn't. To have a game like this against my old team is nice.

It seems like since he came into the league he's been able to do anything he wanted.

No, I've never been in a case like this. There are a lot of things going on right now, everything up in the air. As a hockey player, you just have to concentrate on your job. Obviously, we'd love to stay in Pittsburgh because of the great fan support here, but it's not up to us.

Once again they scored a lot on the power play. It's something we have to work on because it's killing us the last couple games.

I made a nice move, I think. I was going 5-hole.

I'm happy for him. We've all had a tough season, but, for a goalie, it's probably harder.

In such a short tournament, chemistry is a very important thing, and since Day One, we've been talking about it and working on it. It's worked out well so far.

You can see, especially lately, he's putting some points on the board, and he's more comfortable out there in every aspect of the game. He's killing penalties, he's playing power play, he plays against the best lines. The guy has everything. As the season goes on, he's getting better and better.