36 Quotes by Martin Straka

We don't want to go into the playoffs the way we played (Tuesday). We want to go with a good feeling and confidence. Pittsburgh is a huge game because they've been playing well. Philadelphia is just a crucial game. I think that whoever does win will play at home (in the first round).

We were tired today. I don't know what happened. We just didn't have the legs.

It was tough, especially the 5-on-3. You've got to score in playoff games. We kept talking about plugging away.

That's what we said before the game, especially on the power play - we were going to battle for all the pucks and get all the rebounds. That was the difference. That's always the difference.

They're doing the same thing in the Czech Republic now. It's not as many hats as here because people don't have as much money.

I tried to pass to him, and then they boo me when I score a goal. I told him, 'Keep the goal. I don't want to hear the booing.

It's tough playing all those games in the NHL and then here. It was easier in Nagano and Salt Lake (only three preliminary-round games). Maybe that's something everybody should think about for next time, give us a couple of more days off.

It was just good luck on the first puck of the game, and we never came back from that. I guess we ran out of gas. We were very tired with so many games, but everybody is in the same boat.

After that (goal), I think we controlled the game. For the first 50 minutes, I thought we played pretty well.