Mark Recchi Quotes

"We have to play better. We're at home. We should have a lot more energy. There was no enthusiasm, there was no excitement to play."

"You hate to say it, but the kid really reminds you of Mario at that age. He's big, can skate, can shoot and looks like he has something of an edge."

"We had an opportunity to win the hockey game in the third period and allowed two goals right in the slot. Good road teams don't let that happen. We have to get better at a lot of things right now and we will, but that's one thing we have to get stronger at."

"I don't think they had 10 even-strength, 5-on-5 quality chances."

"We all care about one thing and that's trying to win. I was in the same situation in Philly and there are always enough pucks, guys are playing their roles ... and they're going to be happy with whatever they get."

"It's been a new experience. I can't stand the music in the dressing room any more, so I know I'm getting old."

"It might be a fear. You don't want to get embarrassed, especially at home. It's just something where the first one went in and we seemed to get a little life."

"Staal is one of the premier young players in this league. It's fun working with him."

"I thought we were turning the corner. We had a good stretch of games, and we've taken a little step backwards now. We have to find a way to get back again."

"One of the things we haven't done very well this year is learning from our mistakes. Everybody makes them, but you have to learn from them. That's what we did in our last two games, learned from what we'd been doing wrong and it paid off."

"Pittsburgh has been down for the past couple years, but we'd like to get back in it. Philly has been tremendous and we want to get to that level. It's exciting for the fans when you see each other more times per year. We hope to build more rivalries."

"It doesn't seem to have hurt him, has it? It's pretty amazing, what he's done. He's obviously a terrific, terrific player."

"They brought in some good people that are more interested in the winning aspect of the game. Obviously, everybody wants to play, but they're going to do whatever it takes."

"You don't want to let these guys down in the dressing room. You want to show them you're worth whatever they gave up and help this team do whatever it takes to get to that next level."

"When you get goaltending like that, you have to take advantage of it."

"I think it's going to be great for the game. It's really going to be a fun thing."

"He's going to be all right. He's pretty smooth out there. It's fun to watch him. His first couple of steps are incredible."

"Ray is a very smart player. Obviously he's got great talent, and we're hoping he's able to come back and make a difference."

"We all care about one thing and that's trying to win. I was in the same situation in Philly and there are always enough pucks, guys are playing their roles."