Jay McKee Quotations

Obviously, there's nothing that compares to the '99 Cup run. Nothing will ever compare to that unless you win it all.

I enjoy now more than ever turning on the TV at night and watching the other games. It's a much more exciting game. I certainly wish the calls wouldn't be so strict with the physical play, but we have made the adjustment.

I think Brian did a great job. A big part of us winning like we did was because they were sidetracked with still thinking about that hit. If we can use that to our advantage, we will.

Our penalty kill has done an exceptional job. All the guys involved, forwards included, are working together. To kill off as many penalties as we did against the hottest team in the league right now is a huge credit to how hard the guys are working.

Our record is 44-19 for a good reason. We have a team in here that can play and can play with a record like that. It's a matter of believing in each other and going out and executing.

Some games, momentum can be gained or lost through special teams. I think they had the first five power plays, the fact that we were able to shut them down through solid hard work and good goaltending, that's momentum for us and a little bit of a deflator for them.

Marty was excellent. He came up with a number of real key saves for us. That's just a huge momentum changer, and that kept us in the game. It's probably the main reason we came out with two points.

I think everybody was. I think everybody around the league would like to drop a hit like that one.

Maybe it's a better thing that it happens now than in the playoffs, so we can learn and grow and figure out where we need to get better.

That's the worst loss I've ever been a part of. We were dominated all over the ice in every area. We played like a team that is out of the playoffs and they played like a team that is comfortably in the playoffs.

That's the worse loss I've ever been a part of.

We wanted to get on them early but they got the first goal and that certainly wasn't our game plan but we were able to battle through and pull it off.

To do it in Southern California would be much more costly. You definitely get more for your money in Phoenix.

We didn't open any doors for them. I just think they got some bounces. I'm not going to say they won by chance. They played strong and deserved to win.

Big hits like that don't come around too often. It's not easy or you'd see them every night.

There's no excuses, we didn't play well. We're unhappy with anything less than two points.

It was very much on our minds that we wanted to leave with momentum. What this does is just add to everyone's confidence. Hopefully, we can carry on.

I've been around the game long enough to be pretty relaxed in the locker room before the game. But, when I came out on the ice for the anthems, I got chills hearing how loud the crowd was. It was hard not to smile.

As disappointing as it is to lose, there was a positive, and it was the third period. We gave ourselves a chance to win, just came up a little short, but that's certainly the momentum we wanted to end this game with.

They got momentum off that. The whole game could have been different. It's not acceptable for them not to see it. A guy gets paid to do that job. There's absolutely no reason that should be a goal.

It really showed that this team won't be intimidated and pushed around. It was good that we, being known as the smaller, speedier team, were able to keep up with their level of physical play.

It's good to see the fans get into it. It adds something to the game to see that many fans here.

That's something new. It was rewarding that once we got the lead we didn't sit back. We kept pushing forward. In the past we've been sitting back and letting teams get that extra goal.

It's a mixed feeling. We're happy with a point on the road, but it's a divisional rival we don't want to give any points up against. But after the start we had, to pull off another point, was a big achievement.

I've got a bruise right now the size of a large orange on my knee from a Jaromir Jagr shot.

At the same time, while I was hoping to get a term deal and didn't, there's are some positives with that, too. If I don't renegotiate with Buffalo during the season, then I'll hit the open market. At the end of the tunnel is unrestricted free agency, and that's something every player looks forward to. That could be a very exciting time.

I'm just going to concentrate on playing hockey,

Great memories for them. But we hope to leave them with a little bit of sour taste after playing this year.