39 Quotes by Dan Boyle

Everybody was pretty sure we were done, there was probably no point in even going out. We really do believe in ourselves. A couple of years ago this was not a playoff team. We weren't even on the road map, then all of a sudden we are Stanley Cup champions. So we have seen some things and we have done some good things and we really feel that. We just need to get that monkey off our back with these guys. It's been tough against these guys in the last little while. That's a huge win for us.

It's better than it was. I couldn't walk the first day, and now I'm out here skating. As far as when I'll be back, I don't know. Anyone who's had an ankle sprain knows it's pretty painful, especially for a hockey player.

I want to get back out there, especially this time of year. This is where, unfortunately, if we had a nice cushion we could rest some guys. We didn't get it done earlier in the season, so ...

It went in very, very slowly ... it was slow motion. I'm pretty excited it went in.

The last three games have pretty much been his best three games all year. I think both of us are playing pretty well together. We're clicking.

I'm not going to change anything at the state level. I'm not going to change things at the White House. But I'm trying to make a difference in my own community.

I don't know if that's why I get overlooked sometimes but it very well might be. And the truth of the matter is, I can't pick myself. It's up to others to do that.

I definitely think we are going into this one as an underdog. They have pretty much owned us the past four or five years. There is a lot of pressure on that team to win over there and I think we play better when we are the underdogs. Hopefully we can go there and forget history, and obviously they have history on their side. That first game, that first period is going to be huge.

I did a couple of interviews with you guys right after and I still didn't know. On the way to the training room, they pulled me into the coaches' room and let me know.