30 Quotes by Kirk Maltby

Playing with him at the worlds (world championships) in Austria (in 2005), guys were breaking their sticks trying to bring him down and he was still finding a way to score goals. The guy is a natural goal-scorer.

I still think it should be the choice of the player.

Maybe it's a blessing to come on the road. We've had a lot of success on the road this season. We seem to play a simpler game.

When I first got here, I was in awe of him, and my buddies back in Toronto couldn't believe I was his teammate. But I quickly found out that he's just an easygoing, approachable guy whether you're young kid trying to make it or a veteran star.

You know it's the kiss of death, you get a lot of shots, maybe a few more chances than the other team and then they get the goal. That happens a lot in the regular season and in the playoffs. Hats off to them. They played a strong game and we feel fortunate coming out with the win.

There are 10 or 11 teams that are playoff teams. Some very good teams aren't going to make it.

We have a bunch of older guys in here. Most of us were sound asleep.

We just played three (games) against Chicago and we had two with Columbus, so we still feel like we haven't played our best hockey. That's what we're working on right now. We've had lapses during games.

We could be up by five goals and they are still going to keep coming until the last buzzer.