Jason Spezza Quotations

It was a big goal and we were pretty excited. We battled hard for a great comeback. People had kind of quit on us in this game and we battled back to score and it was nice to get that. Too bad we didn't score in overtime.

It was nice to get the wins against the teams we're supposed to beat. What people don't realize is these guys are playing for their jobs. We took a night off against Florida and paid the price (in a 6-2 loss).

I'd really like to have my own style of game and be known as Jason Spezza, not a Mario Lemieux or Wayne Gretzky 'clone.'

If I ever have a chance to become a top-notch guy on a top team, I think that's more valuable than anything else.

I didn't want to be cut, but it made me a better person and a better player.

You guys will write what you want to write, people will say what they want to say. I can't control any of that. All I can control is how I play. I'm trying to be the best player I can be.

The hype that follows me doesn't bug me. I expect more out of myself than anyone else does, that's for sure.

My goal is to be at the top of my game every night.

It doesn't bug us at all that people talk about us as a contender. We know we have a great team, and we know we have to go out and show it.

It doesn't matter what time of year it is, we want to win games. That's good for our confidence to keep winning games. We want to be ready for the (regular) season.