23 Quotes by Thomas Vanek

We're just rolling four lines, playing good defensively and getting good goaltending. We're just grinding out wins right now.

Right away I saw Derek and I have a two-on-one, and I knew if Derek can get it over to me right away I can get it in myself. I think the puck kind of rolled on Derek, and he had to settle it down, and once he passed it to me I think the goalie kind of read it, so I knew if I hold onto it for a split second and just give it right back Derek would have a pretty good chance on an open net.

I don't care too much if I play Crosby, or anybody else. It's just another game. I want to go out there and help my team win.

I don't think we panicked or anything, we just came out hard. It was a little bit better than we played against Montreal, for sure. And it paid off.

He's a great player. He has all the press, and he deserves it.

He was my idol growing up. From the time I was 6 or 7 years old I wanted to be like him. I was a right-handed shot like him, and I liked the way he played. I wanted to be him someday. It's fun to watch him. He's so exciting.

I think we're good. We're a good character team, we've got good goaltending, and all of that is paying off for us right now.

It definitely will be a little tone setter. If you can beat them and set a good tone, maybe in the back of their minds they'll get frustrated. But if they walk in and beat us, 5-1, pretty easily, I think they'll be pretty comfortable and confident. So for both teams it's an important game.

Those two have a special knack together I don't think I quite have with those two.