"To my knowledge, it's a phantom goal,"

"He's just quick in everything he does. I think before, he didn't have an opportunity to get open because of his size and the clutching and grabbing. Now he's able to get in those areas where nobody can touch him."

"Definitely, it would be nice. That's what I'm planning to do. ... It's not something I'm going to regret all of my life. But it's going to be nice if we're able to do it. We know there's a lot of work ahead of us to get it done."

"[Starting for the Canadian Olympic team has given Martin Brodeur a distinct advantage. He was the first goalie to get the NHL's newly legislated smaller pads, pants, and other gear.] Goalies that like to react to pucks won't have a problem, ... Those goalies that block shots instead of stopping shots, will find it's going to be a little tougher for them, especially in close."

"[Devils netminder Martin Brodeur said the team is prepared for Stevens' absence, having learned how to play without him for much of the last NHL season.] We got used to not having him around, ... We really have a sense of what it's going to be like without Scott Stevens. At the same time we're going to have to learn about life without Scott Niedermayer, too. It's two tough blows to take..."

"Definitely it was key not having him around. We took advantage of him not being around. That's good."

"I saw everybody in front of me, and their eyes were going crazy. It was a scary five or six seconds. They finally told us there was a mechanical problem and they couldn't get the plane in the air."

"He's not the quickest guy out there. He does it with experience. And you can't buy experience."

"It was a good experience for me just to meet him. He's a real gentleman, a nice guy. There's not a bad thing I could say about the guy."

"We've still got a lot of time before they exercise their option."

"It is important that we have a balanced squad, youth blending with experience."

"He's a young guy. When you have the privilege of playing for the greatest hockey country, there are only so many players. It's not that he's not worth being there, it's just because he's in a situation that Team Canada has a new wave of young players."

"We're going to get through this crisis we have now."

"Definitely, it's a little crisis. It's not the end of the world."

"I think there was a big transition in Canada, having younger guys being part of Team Canada now. I think it's nice we had a chance to perform with each other. At least you don't come in and it's a brand-new atmosphere. Now Team Canada has been doing these pre-Olympic training camps in the summer also, where we got together. I think everybody's really anxious to see each other again."

"This is going to be such a huge event for my family, my friends. It's going to be such a fun experience. My dad won a bronze in 1956 and now, 50 years later, going back to the same country, I'm going to try and win a medal as well."

"While you're fighting for a playoff spot, you might as well try to get the best spot possible."

"[The NHL testing] just started in January, so it's OK. It's flushed out of his body, but from now on, the guy's got to be careful. Everybody is educated now. It's not like you don't know. Now, you have to know. That's your responsibility as an athlete. I think his was just an unfortunate situation that happened to him that's really isolated -- I hope."

"My skate got caught and I twisted it. I heard it twist and I couldn't get up. All my body weight fell on it. I had to be really hurt to leave the game. We were still in the game at that point."

"I don't think you can blame the new guys for the way we've been playing."

"We're going to have a good competition and that's what you want."

"We have no excuse to not get back to where we were at or even better. I think the competition will be greater from now on because of the stretch drive. Some teams are going to try to secure playoff spots. Some teams are going to try to get back in the mix. Some teams, like us, are trying to stay alive and move up with the big guys."

"I could have stayed in. It was my choice. When the team is struggling, why be in there for the sake of being there?"

"This was huge, especially against a team like that. Hopefully, we'll build some confidence and get some momentum going forward."

"The team has the confidence to throw me in the net every night and that makes it a lot easier when you know you're going to get over 65 starts every year."

"Some of the stuff he would tell us was really out of character."

"I think it's funny that we have to answer these things (about Gretzky). After all, the highlight of our lives is playing in the Olympics right now. It's a great opportunity to compete at the highest standard of hockey. So for people to waste their time asking these questions, we just brush them off and move on."

"I rode the wave for a while and it was fun, but you can understand now why I was saying I was not for [the shootout] when I was winning. This is the reason why. I thought we played a decent hockey game and everybody's bummed out."

"It was fun to play the game again. It's going to be the same for every team. Everybody is in the same boat. It's like riding a bicycle, you go back to it and it's like you never left it."

"I played 25 minutes and 35 minutes in two games. I shouldn't be tired. I'm tired of getting scored on."

"[More insulting still, the New Jersey Devils declined to stay in Ottawa between Games 1 and 2 of their Stanley Cup semifinal series against the Senators last week, flying home to spend 48 hours in the relative Babylon of East Rutherford.] If you look around, ... there's not much to do around here."

"It went our way for three games. It could go the other way for three games, also."

"It's like preseason now. I guess maybe a memo was sent down to call games tighter again."

"It was nice to have home ice advantage against these guys and we took advantage of it. The guys played well offensively, we buried some great opportunities and special teams again was a big factor. We put ourselves in a great position but we've got to make the best out of it."

"It felt a little hurt but now it's fine. No problem."

"He's been always really good against us. I don't remember the last time (the Devils' scored five goals on Hasek). I'm sure we did it, but I'm not sure when. We had so many opportunities tonight early in the game and he still made some great saves."

"We're not kids. At least we're informed of the possibilities."

"The progress that I've made in two days has been tremendous, ... I think one week at the most and I'll be ready to go."

"He's getting more and more responsibility. And you mature when you get those responsibilities. We're looking for him to bring some toughness and stability on our defense."

"I think being up, being down, trying to be consistent in the playoffs is probably the hardest thing, because it doesn't matter if you lose 2-1 or 7-1 — it's still one game. The bottom line is to advance."

"We're trying to survive and get in the playoffs, so these wins are huge."

"I feel good and I feel re-energized. That night off was good for me and I feel like I'm ready to go."

"It's kind of nice to have (a shutout) on (Stevens') night. We played a tough opponent. It was a playoff atmosphere out there. It's a great day for Scott and it became a great day for us at the same time."

"I just have a hard time stopping him in breakaways. I stop it all night long during the game."

"It's a rivalry and they're playing hard. We're not happy they're not doing well against the rest of the league. They're taking points away from us."

"To me, he was always a safety valve, knowing that I had one of the best competitors in the game in front of me. To be the captain of three Stanley Cup teams, you don't do that by chance. It's because you've done something great in your career."

"It's mind boggling. You're thinking about it and you are shaking your head saying, 'How did we do this?' We don't say there are 11 games left, let's win them all. We needed a lot of help from everybody but we still needed to win 11 games. I think it's amazing."

"We didn't give them our best game, that's for sure. We turned the puck over, made a lot of mistakes. (But) Rick played tremendous. He made the saves when he needed too."

"Talent is not enough to win. It's necessary to know how to form a real team, and we didn't manage that this year."

"It's a skill that I worked all my life, and it's been taken away. That's kind of tough to take."