208 Quotes by Barry Trotz

I became a citizen after 9/11.

Missing a game or getting a little bit of a bump up or getting a scolding once in a while puts everybody in their right place.

There's a tension in Washington that was undeniable. I could write my name in the air there.

What happens when you have to use your top guys so much, they're going to hit a wall at some point, and they'll go four or five games where they just don't have the juice to play at the level that you need, and therefore your team suffers a little bit.

Bobby Orr, I thought he was the greatest player of all time because he was so far ahead of the competition in his prime.

Obviously my former place in Washington, you got stars like Alex Ovechkin. Those are great challenges because you're looking at a player who does something very unique and trying to grow him in areas.

You get mentally fatigued and you get physically fatigued, too. Usually that's when bad things happen on the ice and then you're more at risk for injury.

Injuries happen every season. We can't rely on that being a crutch. It's up to all of us to do our best to fill those voids as coaches and players.

Sometimes when you start playing games you don't get as many practices and you don't get as many touches. People think you have the puck the whole time during a game - you really don't.