Nhl Quotes - Page 5

• I'm a firm believer that everything in life works out the way it's supposed to. And who knows? I figure I've got a few years left (in the NHL) and maybe I can come back in the end.

  Darren McCarty

  Years, Work Out, Way

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• Ovechkin does not play like a Russian. He plays like an NHL player.

  Vladislav Tretiak

  Player, Play, Doe

  "AP Interview: Ovechkin beams with Russian pride". www.foxnews.com. February 22, 2010.

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• I don't want to play games with anybody, to our fans, to Pierre Lacroix, or any other NHL team that might have interest in me.

  Patrick Roy

  Team, Games, Play

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• A big part of my decision is not made about whether I'm able to coach in the NHL or if I'm ready to step up and take that challenge. Basically, it's about my family, it's about my children, and this is where my decision is going to have to be made.

  Patrick Roy

  Children, Decision, Challenges

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• If the world somehow actually ends tomorrow, let all forget about the Mayans and just agree it`s the NHL`s fault

  Denis Leary

  World, Faults, Tomorrow

  FaceBook post by Denis Leary from Dec 20, 2012

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• It's kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL

  Wayne Gretzky

  Ironic, Kind, Broke

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• I remember what Ron Greschner said when he retired. 'The thing I'm going to miss most is showering with 23 guys.' And that's what it's all about: camaraderie.

  Mike Richter

  Guy, Missing, Remember

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• I know I'm not very popular on Long Island. I don't know who's less popular, me or Joey Buttafuoco.

  Don Maloney

  Hockey, Islands, Long

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• If I play badly I'll pick a fight in the third, just to get into a fight. I'll break a guy's leg to win, I don't care. Afterward I say, 'Yeah all right I played badly, but I won the fight so who gives a damn.

  Derek Sanderson

  Fighting, Winning, Play

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• There's no reason why a player is done at 33, 34. They train better, they eat better, they drink better. This isn't the old days when everybody sat around and drank beer.

  Bobby Clarke

  Beer, Hockey, Player

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• If you jump out of a plane without a parachute, does that make you brave? No, I think that makes you stupid. I will never play without the mask again.

  Jacques Plante

  Stupid, Thinking, Play

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• The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.

  Gary Bettman

  Hockey, Priorities, Canada

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• I look at it as a challenge, ... I'm not going to put too much added pressure on myself. I want to play in the NHL, and after that [happens], I can worry about things beyond that.

  Sidney Crosby

  Hockey, Play, Worry

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• Playing in the NHL, it's a great job, it's a great life to live, and we just want to have the opportunity to do that. That's going to come from our hard work and dedication to the sport. As far as being black players in the league, obviously it's great.

  P. K. Subban

  Sports, Jobs, Hard Work

  Source: www.complex.com

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• OK, they fire the puck from the blue line. Chief usually yelling 'block the shot' at the defensemen. They doesn't have the goalie gear, but they have to block the shot. So who is more crazy, me or the defensemen? Who is more weird?

  Ilya Bryzgalov

  Block, Crazy, Hockey

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• I know you define leads by goals having the lead, but we never really had the lead.

  Darryl Sutter

  Hockey, Goal, Knows

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• I try to hold it in until I get on the ice, then in front of the net sometimes I'll pass gas.

  P. K. Subban

  Hockey, Ice, Trying

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• Maybe's he's just jealous I have hair.

  Alexander Ovechkin

  Jealous, Hockey, Hair

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• I am who I am. Life is too beautiful to be sad, to be depressed. The sun comes up every day and it's beautiful.

  Ilya Bryzgalov

  Beautiful, Hockey, Who I Am

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• He's one of the most coachable players out there.

  Jonathan Toews

  Hockey, Player

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• When emotions are high, things are said, things are done. Ultimately, these players want to play. I know too many of them love the game too much.

  Wayne Gretzky

  Player, Nhl Lockout, Games

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• This is a tragedy for the players. Their careers are short and this is money and opportunity they'll never get back.

  Gary Bettman

  Opportunity, Player, Nhl Lockout

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• This is a sad, regrettable day that all of us wish could have been avoided.

  Gary Bettman

  Wish, Avoided, Could Have Been

  "NHL cancel remainder of the season". www.cnn.com. February 16, 2005.

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• People here want the team to win and to do well. The thing is, we know when to shoot the puck.

  Steve Yzerman

  Team, Hockey, Winning

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• We can't score goals, we can't stop goals, we aren't hitting, we can't play on special teams... we all stink. We can try to improve but to do so we will need to make trades. And who would want our players that are underachieving?

  Ted Leonsis

  Team, Hockey, Player

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