Nhl Quotes · Page 7

Wild Thing made their hearts sing. But he couldn't top everything.

— Terry Jones

This is the only thing that has seen more parties than us.

— Steven Tyler

I might have practiced stick-handling with my head up a bit more.

— Eric Lindros

I'm in the NHL and I'll take whatever reputation I can to get here and to stay here.

— Brad Marchand

You'll never catch me bragging about goals, but I'll talk all you want about my assists.

— Wayne Gretzky

We only speak two languages here: English and profanity.

— Kevin Constantine

Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we're Thanksgiving turkeys.

— Wayne Gretzky

People here want the team to win and to do well. The thing is, we know when to shoot the puck.

— Steve Yzerman

It's not who wins the fight that's important, it's being willing to fight. If you get challenged and renege, everyone wants to…

— Barclay Plager

I focus on the dumbness of Hagelin... He played a hell of a game but that's all washed off from dumbness.

— John Tortorella

I'm going through the neutral zone and I've got a guy tugging me through the whole way, if I don't go down,…

— Paul Kariya

As a kid growing up in the little city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, I dreamed of one day playing in the…

— Ron Francis

I don't think you ever stopped Bobby Orr. You contained Bobby Orr, but you never stopped him. When we played the Bruins…

— Larry Robinson

If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I'd choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.

— Wayne Gretzky

This is a tragedy for the players. Their careers are short and this is money and opportunity they'll never get back.

— Gary Bettman

I think the game has gotten better. (The two-ref system) keeps players from taking cheap shots behind the play. I never thought…

— Brian Skrudland

I had to pinch myself seeing the grassy knoll and the book suppository building.

— Trevor Linden

I'd say there's 100 percent of the guys who think they're in the 25 percent.

— Doug Weight

You can have all the talent in the world, but if the pumper's not there, it doesn't matter.

— Glen Sather

I believe I can be a franchise centerman, a No. 1 centerman in the NHL. That's my ultimate goal.

— Auston Matthews

I was lucky enough to have a hockey career in the NHL.

— Guy Lafleur

Hullie's a lot like a garbage can. You step on the pedal with your foot and the top opens up.

— Wayne Gretzky

Matt Cooke may be the worst fighter in the history of the National Hockey League.

— Dave Nonis

I won't miss him. Maybe the West Edmonton Mall will miss him, but not me.

— Glen Sather

The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.

— Gary Bettman

I know you define leads by goals having the lead, but we never really had the lead.

— Darryl Sutter

They were checking us so closely, I could tell what brand of deodorant they were using.

— Gary Dornhoefer

Is that a beard, or is Niedermayer eating a muskrat?

— Harry Neale

It seems like we're doing just enough to lose by a little.

— Darryl Sutter

It didn't feel like it was anything too major, but if you had to look at one hit that would be it.

— Sidney Crosby

Hockey would be a great game... if played in the mud.

— Jimmy Cannon

Over the years, Steve has come to understand I need the clicker. He says it's my security blanket.

— Brendan Shanahan

The NHL is the best in the world, it has the best players. I love the NHL.

— Alexander Ovechkin

He had better get married soon, because he's getting uglier every day!

— Mark Recchi

You can always get someone to do your thinking for you.

— Gordie Howe

There is no position in sport as noble as goaltending.

— Vladislav Tretiak

Yeah, I'm cocky and I am arrogant. But that doesn't mean I'm not a nice person.

— Jeremy Roenick

You know what? I did! I impressed myself just making it.

— Brett Hull

Ice hockey is a form of disorderly conduct in which the score is kept.

— Doug Larson

I found out that if you are going to win games, you had better be ready to adapt.

— Scotty Bowman