154 Quotes by Scott Walker

We've still got time to turn things around. It's a long year. Getting that home-ice advantage would be huge for us and we want to earn it.

The real bottom line is, the national unions want their hands on the money.

Let's not kid ourselves. He's probably the No. 1 reason we are where we are.

My legs have been able to stay active and now I really don't have any pain from the groin surgery. I've been able to get my skating back. I didn't really have that 100 percent before and that's really the key to my game.

Obviously we want to put some wins together, but really it's more important that we start playing well again. Out of our last four games, at least that was a better effort. We played a really solid game against one of the really good teams in the league.

More so when I was playing defense in the minors, I'd make a pass up the ice and go off and change. I'd be sitting on the bench and they'd get the goal. They'd review it and you'd hear you got an assist and you were sitting on the bench. It can happen.

Obviously they don't take losing at home very well, because it seems like every time we beat them there, they come back and beat us here. It's like a boxing match. You get a guy once and you know he's going to come back stronger and harder.

Obviously it's up to the coach, but I hope to be an effective penalty-killer and all those things. It's been one of my strong points that I've been able to give the team whatever it needs.

People who would have never thought they'd be here are.