20 Quotes by Chris Neil

Trying to illegally enter the United States from the maritime domain is inherently dangerous and threatens the lives of all involved.

There is nothing on the tape that shows the Coast Guard in any way endangering the lives of those on board the vessel. The only ones who put those people's lives in jeopardy were the people at the controls of that boat.

We want to finish them off in Ottawa. They're going to be ready to go (in Game 5) and they've still got a lot of firepower.

We were only up 3-2 at the time. He didn't set a good precedent for his teammates. He's one of their skill players, a leader in that dressing room, and taking a penalty like that, it puts them behind the 8-ball. You don't see a guy like Daniel Alfredsson doing that, you know - that's a good leader.

The way he came back, it was unbelievable. That's all I can say about him. His focus was right on the game. It was a way for him to get away from it all, even if it's for three hours. The guy is the leader in this dressing room and has been an important player.

There were two alleged smugglers, and apparently they were among 14 people who were able to cling to the hull of the boat after it capsized. Eleven of those people eventually floated away -- and they did not have life jackets.

It's like a mini-playoff series almost. The biggest thing is we've got to be prepared, don't take them for granted.

Everybody saw it. You want to talk to the referee about a call he makes and you can't even go near the guy ... Even the captains and the assistant captains weren't able to say anything because he wasn't willing to listen. Everybody was frustrated.

The boat rolled and eventually capsized and came to rest upside down with some people clinging to the hull.