Paul Kariya Quotes

"They showed a commitment to me that I was the guy they wanted to bring to Nashville, and I was very excited about their hockey club."

"That's why home-ice is so important."

"I didn't really think about the breakaway situation much because I was just trying to settle the puck down. But it was nice to help the team win. I didn't think I played good overall, but it was nice to get the two points."

"I saw Marty score top glove, so that was in the back of my mind. We still want to get home ice in the playoffs, so there's plenty of work to do."

"When you have a game like that, you just figure you have to learn from your mistakes. We've just got to get better. It was a bad effort all the way around."

"When a team's down, you've got to keep them down and not give them any life. We didn't do that and it's something that throughout the year we have to improve upon."

"I think part of it is luck. Some years you just happen to get injured and other years you don't. I don't think I've done anything different."

"They are a great hockey club and a very disciplined hockey club. With our speed we got some more power plays today and that was crucial."