Kirk Maltby Quotations

We faced a lot of great goaltending in Nashville, so we're familiar with it,

Personally, I think they should have a better record than what they do, but obviously things just weren't going right and they're going to see if Sergei can be part of the puzzle to help them get going in the right direction.

He is, I don't want to say in your face, but you come off (a shift), and either he will, or he'll get one of the assistants, to tell you whether you did something that you shouldn't have or whether you need to go better. I'd say he's a little more intense and more vocal than what we've had here since I've been here.

He may not put the numbers up that he used to, but he brings a lot more to the table, in the dressing room and the bench and even the composure he has on the ice.

There is no guarantee that Stevie is done this year. We just want to win the Stanley Cup. But if there is one thing that could motivate us more, it would be the opportunity to give Steve one more Cup before he goes out.

Having Pavel will help us. The new rules are going to help players with skill, like Pavel.

He's good for a few of those a day.

He definitely can (help Columbus). You guys know what he can do and what he's capable of, but it'll depend on whether he'll be happy there.

Just play a good, smart road game, and we've been doing that this season.

Playing with him at the worlds (world championships) in Austria (in 2005), guys were breaking their sticks trying to bring him down and he was still finding a way to score goals. The guy is a natural goal-scorer.

I still think it should be the choice of the player.

Maybe it's a blessing to come on the road. We've had a lot of success on the road this season. We seem to play a simpler game.

When I first got here, I was in awe of him, and my buddies back in Toronto couldn't believe I was his teammate. But I quickly found out that he's just an easygoing, approachable guy whether you're young kid trying to make it or a veteran star.

You know it's the kiss of death, you get a lot of shots, maybe a few more chances than the other team and then they get the goal. That happens a lot in the regular season and in the playoffs. Hats off to them. They played a strong game and we feel fortunate coming out with the win.

There are 10 or 11 teams that are playoff teams. Some very good teams aren't going to make it.

We have a bunch of older guys in here. Most of us were sound asleep.

We just played three (games) against Chicago and we had two with Columbus, so we still feel like we haven't played our best hockey. That's what we're working on right now. We've had lapses during games.

We could be up by five goals and they are still going to keep coming until the last buzzer.

It would have been nice if we could have gotten a couple of them and give us a little bit of room earlier. We've actually played strong in the third periods against these guys all year long.

It's kind of comical that they think something like that will really deter you from playing good that night.

It's just nice to kind of stop the bleeding in that area and finally put a zero up there. They didn't get a lot of second and third chances. We had a chance to clear the puck out from in front of the net, and Jimmy made some nice saves. Hopefully, we can play a little better on the penalty kill, because specialty teams now are huge in the success of teams.

It seems in this conference, every season, there are hot teams who make it in the playoffs and do a lot of damage.

It is tough when you think you win. We were hoping if we got off the ice soon enough, they wouldn't review it.

It's nice to be in familiar surroundings again. It's kind of a normal routine that we're used to. We're looking forward to the first on-ice, and seeing all the familiar faces and that. It's just good to be back again.

It's down to the best two-out-of-three now. These guys are going to keep coming until the series is over.

It was a bit of a surprise that on their first few dump-ins you were waiting for someone to come flying in and hit you and they're sitting back at the blue-line. It's definitely not what (Edmonton) is used to watching and what we're used to seeing from them, but they're going to do what they feel is necessary to win a series.

I'm not mad at him or anything. He's an aggressive player, and he plays hard. That's what I would expect.

I'm sure he's happy, and we're happy he's here.

I don't want to predict and say who or what might happen, but I don't think it would be a surprise. We know what the expectations are in here.

All year we have been a better on the road as far as our record is concerned. I think we should take a little bit of our road game and start implementing it at home.