48 Quotes by Saku Koivu

They want to show they belong in this league, and it drives us older guys to work harder to keep our spots.

I haven't been back in Montreal, at all, since the playoffs ended two years ago. It's been a while.

Hopefully from here, we can build some confidence.

If I don't go there, I'm probably a lot more nervous right now,

It's been tough for me being away from the game.

I'm confident and really optimistic.

You always need younger guys if you're going to be successful in the long term.

We found out tonight how important and how crucial momentum swings can be. I thought we were playing very well. We were doing a lot of positive things but then we lost the puck two times in our zone and things swung their way. You can't afford to give teams momentum.

My relationship and the bond with the people in Montreal was kind of special and doesnt happen very often.