Todd Bertuzzi Quotations

The reason all of us are playing is a guy like this. It (stinks) to have to see someone like him go through something like this.

Obviously you go through bumps in the road. You see who your true fans and your true best friends are.

Obviously there is still something there from what happened way in the past but it's not something that I think about.

Obviously knowing that they've got a little bit of stuff going on ... we wanted to make sure we jumped on them quick and tried to put it away early.

No explanation for the start. Not at all. I don't have an answer. This is an embarrassing loss.

I don't know what is going to happen.

I feel good. We got the goal right off the hop tonight, I felt not bad out there.

I expect nothing but outstanding play from them. Daniel's a 30-goal scorer and Hank's a 60-point guy.

I got enough to worry about with my own team.

We're pretty much similar. We're both strong guys. He's very gifted with the puck and can make the same play down low as myself.

We're playing with a lot more confidence and winning does that. I like where our heads are at and we just got to keep with it.

Today is a new beginning for me and my family. There's no way I can change what happened in the past, but I'm going to do what I can to make sure my career and my life aren't defined by what happened on March 8, but rather by what I did before and, most importantly, what I do after.

I think it's great for the game when you get those kinds of players behind the bench,

I think it's great for the game when you get those kind of players going behind the bench who know the game, know the right way it's meant to be played. Especially with the way hockey is going right now, I think it's exciting and hopefully there are more guys who will step behind (the bench) and continue to do that.

It has been a long year already. It's something I have to deal with. It has nothing to do with (the Olympics).

I think we are starting to jell and coming together.

Just getting a bit more puck luck, ... The chances were there. I just wasn't putting them away before.

I was hoping for the opportunity to confront him and speak to him and his family and it has never come about,

That was a lot of fun and that's something we need to start getting into this dressing room a little more. When you go through bad spells, which obviously is going to happen in a season, you have to be able to shake it off, laugh about it and move forward. When this team is relaxed and confident, that's when we play our best.

I wasn't really close to where I could have been,

You just have to get in the right spot at the right time and get the puck on your tape.

You just have to deal with it and move forward. I've made my attempts and still am going to try to. I can't change someone else's mindset on me.

You just deal with it and move on.

We have to smarten up on situations like that. In this day and age, in this league, teams can come back. It's something we're going to have to learn.

We had a lot of chances, we just couldn't bury them.

With the double team they got to hang onto you. I don't think that's going to happen now.

You know what, I've discussed all of this. I've dealt with a lot of it back in Vancouver. That's something I don't want and I don't need to drag over here for this tournament.

You know what, I discussed all this and dealt with a lot of it back in Vancouver. And that's something that I don't want and I don't need to drag over here for this tournament. This team isn't a part of that, I'm the one that's part of it and I'll deal with everything when I get back home.

Unfortunately they had a lot of penalties and you give us that many opportunities we can put a game away.

We were just (manure). We turned it on with 10 minutes left. That's not enough. That's not what is going to do it.

We did the correct things, but we also made some costly mistakes.

We got lazy at the end and it almost bit us,

Trying to cause someone great pain by hitting them in the head while they are facing the other way is an intentional act to injure. You will have to compensate them for any permanent injury they suffer, even if you did not mean the injury to be permanent.

The past 17 months have been a challenging time in my life and for everyone associated with what happened March 8,

When you get a chance against that team, you have to score. You're not going to get many. They are very sound defensively.

We need to be held more accountable. They were two for-sure wins and it's frustrating.

This team is moving on and I'm moving on. We're just concentrating on the game tomorrow and the points we need.

This team is moving on and I'm moving on,

Do (the accusations) sound like him? Of course not. I respect him and believe him. I think everyone else should, too.

Especially when you're playing against teams like Calgary and Edmonton, teams in our division. It's something we are aware of and something we are going to have to fix in order to be successful.

There's no better place to play than here,

I sincerely hope Steve Moore continues to progress and is back in competition soon,

I've discussed it before, and this team is moving on and I'm moving on and we're just concentrating on the game tomorrow and the two points we need. It's a team we've always had spirited rivalries with. They're exciting games to play in.

I understand your jobs and the things you have to do,

They are a lot better team than their record and that is something we have to start respecting more is teams in that position -- how hungry they are and how they are fighting for their jobs. We need to have the same kind of matching effort, if not more, and make them play at our level. We didn't do that tonight.

I've played my best hockey in Vancouver and the fans have been a big part of that, ... We have had some success but I feel as a team our best is still yet to come. I am excited about this team and look forward to getting back on the ice with my teammates in front of our fans.

The slap in the face would have been if we signed the other guy,'' Lacroix told The Denver Post last month.

The thing I feel badly about is it's all speculation. It's like enquiring minds right now. It's frustrating to see someone of that quality with everything he's brought to the game ... it's so unfair.

I've made my attempts and am still going to try, but I can't change someone else's mind-set on me.

I've always felt unbelievable on the big ice. You get a lot more space and a lot more opportunity to be creative and do things out there.

Pronger said I couldn't have 44 until 2010. I said I wasn't going to be around until 2010. Eight is too small a number so I thought I'd go to the next four in the line.

People pay their money and they come into the building, whether it's here or it's our place, ... They have every right to do whatever they want to do.

Some people forgive a lot easier than others,

Speculation, speculation, speculation. Everybody has an inquiring mind.

That's my buddy. When I think he's getting overworked, I have to step in.

You're the first guy out, ... That's a mistake.

You seem to see a lot of the older guys falling off right now,

They're not my cup of tea. It's something you'd wear to a bar maybe, but I don't know, out on the rink, it's pretty tight. I don't know if they've seen what we look like under our shirts, but not a lot of us are that cut.

It's a big game ... an important one to get two points out of,

I took care of my business off the ice. We're going to move forward from there. I want to be the best. To be the best, you have to carry a lot of the weight and a lot of the burden. I'm looking forward to that.

It wasn't the prettiest of games, but it was a game we had to be in in order to learn how to win.

It was good Detroit was the next game up, ... These are games we take very seriously.

It was dumb on our part. We fell asleep on the bench and they got a couple of chances and capitalized and that's something we've got to address.

It was dumb on our part, ... We fell asleep on the bench and they got a couple of chances and capitalized and that's something we've got to address.

It is what it is. What am I going to do about it?

It just keeps on happening and happening. Just when I see the light at the end of the tunnel, something else appears. Those are the shoes I have to walk in every day.

It means I've played a lot of games. It's nice but it's not something I want to stop at.

It's going to be really neat. The adrenaline will take over. It will be a crazy atmosphere.

It's been a long year, it has. But it's something I've got to deal with, and we'll take care of it.

It's been a long year, a pretty long season. But it's something I have to deal with and that we'll take of. As for being here right now, it has nothing to do with this team.

That's probably the last thing on my mind. It's not something I have even thought about. If I get picked, obviously I'll be extremely excited and happy, but if not then I'll just continue to move on.

It's nice to be back in that atmosphere,

It's not a record that we should be proud of, (it's) a record we should start fixing.

It was neat, but it's something that we're all going to have to get used to. It's like basketball, shooting a free throw and the crowd behind you going nuts.

No, I would have played a couple of more periods, ... It's another hockey game.

It was a gut check coming in after the first and being down two.

It was just good to get a win, good to be in the dressing room and fun to be in this atmosphere.

I want to take this opportunity to thank Canucks fans and the city of Vancouver for all of your kind wishes. Your support, coupled with that of my teammates, Canucks ownership, management and staff and my agent Pat Morris have been a great help in these very difficult times.

I hope the NHL highlights from now on are of great plays and never of a night like March 8th. This is a great game and I'll do what I can to help it move forward.

I'm a firm believer in second chances, and if we're going to go through life not giving anyone second chances, what kind of life are we going to have? People make mistakes in life. Unfortunately, I was under the microscope and on TV when my mistake happened, and if I'm going to sit here and keep getting ridiculed about it, how are we ever going to give someone a second chance to become better or to change situations?

I'm looking forward to it. It's something I have been looking at for the past year. It was nice to be put on the team and nice to accomplish something.

I'm getting a little bit more puck luck,

I'm pretty strong mentally and I know what I have to do on the ice, and I'll let everything else fall where it may fall. I'm well prepared.

I haven't been myself out there, ... I haven't been playing my game. Things happen, but good people get through tough situations. You got to keep climbing and keep building. The only thing you can really say is that we're winning. We got other guys doing the job while a couple of us are not on the top of our games. It's good to see because it shows how much depth we have on our team and how everyone is moving forward here.

I'm coming out to play hockey the way we play hockey and the score is the only thing that really matters, and that's what we're focused on.

I haven't skated for a year and a half so it was quite tough there.

In the 13 minutes I was on, I felt very, very good. It's a game I could've really done some damage.

I just think I look good in green.

I put the puck in the net finally, that's all it was,

I can come up here and say that it's been a tough time, ... It's nice that it's gotten over. I've always wanted to stay here in Vancouver. I've never wanted to go anywhere else. This is my home. This is where my kids were born. This is where I became the player that I am right now. I'm really excited that it's done and that I can stay here for awhile.

For them having the faith in me is pretty rewarding. Knowing they believe in me and that the so-called baggage that I carry wasn't going to interfere with this team.

You can't explain the chemistry, ... It just happens. We were meant to play together. It's something you build. It's a trust factor and it's a confidence in each other, knowing where each other is. It just fell into place.

The chances were there and I just wasn't putting them away before. I was fortunate enough to get a handful of good chances tonight.

The first couple of shifts felt good. Obviously, we're going to use these games to get ourselves ready for the real thing. ... San Jose, to their credit, they're a quick team so it kept the tempo really up. You really have to skate and work hard to get back. ... But, overall, I think it was OK.

Am I going to get it? Absolutely, I'm going to get it. Do I expect it? Whatever. You know what? I go about my business. If people want to go ahead and stand up and do what they do, they pay for their tickets to come to the rink. So be it. I'll deal with it and contribute the way I know how, and that's on the ice.