7 Quotes by Nils Ekman

One of the best compliments you can give to a teammates is that he makes others better. I speak for all the guys when I say we're very grateful to have him here.

We look at the standings and we know we're not where we want to be.

It doesn't matter, it shouldn't matter. It's just about what you're going to do. Obviously you look at the penalty shots before to see what you can and can't do.

Yeah, he had a good game but I don't think we challenged him as much as we could or should have.

The travel wears you down, it really does. But they (the Lightning) had to travel far to get here, too, and they're not used to the time difference. It all evens out.

There's always going to be some tough bounces that are going to decide the games, and in the playoffs all the teams are good. We feel confident that we'll have our best effort.

I looked at their lineup before the game and there were only maybe 3-4 guys I played with, so I approached it like it was just another game.