48 Quotes by Craig Patrick

We're starting to get used to each other and play more like the way I thought we'd be able to play. But we get a good lead and we're still giving up some goals I wish we wouldn't give up.

We've talked about it. If we sign anyone, it will be for the upcoming season, not this one.

Obviously, the nucleus of our team is a lot younger.

I was surprised. He came in, he closed the door. ... It became pretty apparent once he started (talking) that he was heading down that path.

I would say he's been our best player, ... He's been very good.

If we didn't pick up Sidney this year, I'm sure Kris would have been in our lineup.

He hasn't achieved what we thought he'd achieve, based on the way he played two years ago. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of explanations for why things haven't gone that well this year. But a lot of guys haven't played up to the level that we'd anticipated.

He made some nice moves on that play. That was great.

He meant an awful lot to us, both on the ice and off. He had a great career, obviously, everywhere he was. But here, he solidified our team in the sense that he gave us a top two line person that made it a 1a and 1b situation, which no other team had at that time. He was very, very important to us winning our Stanley Cups.