Jaromir Jagr Team Quotations

On special teams, we weren't very sharp. They scored three goals on the power play and we didn't have any. Five on five, we can play with anybody, we know that. I don't think we're a worse team than them. Maybe less talented, but worse? No way.

I don't even think abut it, I don't even know. I know one thing, the more I'm going to score, the better chance the team has to win.

I want to win the Cup and I want to win the Cup in New York. My first two years, when I won the Cup in Pittsburgh, especially the first year, I was on the third or fourth line, and I wasn't really involved in the game, there was Mario and other veterans who carried the team and they kinda gave the Cup to me.

We need some scoring and we need some defense, too. There are a lot of players around the league that see this team is going in a different direction than before.

When you're down two goals to Ottawa, it's different than down two goals to the Islanders. I respect every team in the NHL. But I think there's a difference between the Islanders and Ottawa right now.

Tom is a great guy. He's not only a good coach but I think he understands the life of the hockey player and how important it is off the ice to treat the players. The chemistry on the team is great and, so far, it's been fun for everybody here.

We gave the other team a lot of odd-man rushes. Maybe we are tired and we're making mistakes, but this is not the way you want to go into the playoffs.

First off, it's going to be a different team than Pittsburgh was today. As long as we play the same way as we did today, we'll have a chance.

The team decided after one month after I came here they were going to sell everybody. After the trade deadline, there were only two players left on the team from when I came here.

It was the kind of game that was played in the neutral zone rather than on net. Neither team had a lot of chances. They had a lot of guys back, especially against our line. We really played to their strength.

It's good for him and it's good for his confidence. I thought (Sweden) had the best lineup, the best individuals and Henrik. He was playing great but if he was just playing good, they'd win. For our team (in the playoffs), he has to play great.

it's very likely that the World Cup will become the last tournament on the national team for me.

It used to be much worse. It's been four years, but it is more special because we're playing a very good team tonight. It's not so much that it came against Pittsburgh, but it's more about how we're playing as a team.

I'm wearing my Rangers gloves. That's the team that got me there.

I cannot hide behind the bench and wait for somebody else. I'm the highest-paid guy on the team. Who else is going to do it? That's my job. If I cannot do it, there's no reason to be here. I have to score goals for this team to win.

I am not trying to look for any records. I wanted to help this team make the playoffs.

I don't think they played their best. We as a team played a good hockey game.

Russia has got to be the team to beat, in my opinion. When they are playing together as a team, they are tough to beat.

You have to be a good team, but you have to be lucky and stay away from injuries.

The chemistry on the team is great, and so far it's been fun for everybody here.