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Ian Laperriere Quote Book 2006 - 2007 Quotes From Lappy
"We aren't going to fool ourselves and say that we have one guy here who can replace Rob Blake. Nobody can do that because there's only one Rob Blake out there and he's on another team. We just need to have the team be better defensively to help fill that void."
"I love the game. I love to play. I am like a kid everyday. The day I am going to take it (hockey) as work is the day I am going to have to retire."
"I just kept trying. What else can you do? I'm just happy it's over, and now I have to think about No. 2 instead of No. 100."
"I have so much respect for this man. He never talks about his NHL stats and always downplays things. Not just on the ice. You should see him in the gym. He puts in so many hours there. He's a great example for the young guys and the older guys ... that if they want to stay at the top of your game, this is what you have to do. He's 37, but I don't see any drop-off in Joe." December 1, 2006 - The Edmonton Journal Speaking of Joe Sakic - December 1, 2006 - National Post
"Nobody likes to be called the 'L' word, but I have a lot of respect for Craig. He's got four Stanley Cups. What am I supposed to do? It's just two emotional guys out
there..."
"It's part of the game, even if some channels on TV say it's all fake or an act or something like that. Look at my face and look at his face tonight, I don't think it's any acting
there."
"I was here for nine years. It's always fun to come back and see familiar faces in the stands. It was special for me and it always will be. It feels like home and people treat me
well."
"If I had 15 games every time I threw I punch, I'd be out of this league. He'll remember that punch for the rest of his life, for
sure."
"I remember, but I wasn't that poised. I was more of a hyper kid, and I was running around everywhere out there. He seems to know exactly where he is on the ice at all
times."
"Nope. Because if I do, I'll be minus-four... Alex is that kind of player. He can put on a show, elevate his
game."
"A lot of people are saying, 'Yeah, Colorado doesn't have a future...' Well, so far it's pretty good. Every game, those young kids seem more comfortable. It's the maturity. When I broke into the league, 20-year-olds didn't have it. These guys are so mature for their age, that's why they're great NHL players."
"Obviously I want to help the team by scoring. On the other hand, you are put in a position to do that sometimes. Now my role is more defensively - go out there and bang, and if I need to get into a fight, I'll get into a fight. It's not different from what I had been doing until last year."
"I hadn't scored many goals and had been thinking way too much about it, so hopefully now I can simplify my game."
"If you look at my goals in my career, I don't have too many end-to-end ones like Joe does. It's pretty much my career right there."
"He's not a nice guy at all. Only kidding...You hear rumors about the guy. But until you're around him every day, seeing the hours he puts in, the work he does, you see how remarkable he is."
"He's facing shots, he's hitting, he's getting hit, he's playing against the top lines. He's doing everything, the grinding stuff. He's doing it the hardest way you can do it in our business."
"I'd make the nets the size of soccer nets. That would help me a lot. I have three goals now, but if we had the bigger nets, I might have four."
"I don't know why they charge more for a mountain view. With the weather, you never see the mountains."
"Oh, sure, you chirp at guys -- nothing personal, but about their game -- to try and throw them off, try and get an edge, make them think about something other than what they're supposed to be doing. But what could a guy like me possibly say to a guy like him? He's won Stanley Cups and Olympic gold medals. He just goes about his job, not saying much, being the best player on the ice at both ends. So why would he pay any attention to anything a guy like me had to say? Besides, if I did say anything to him on one shift, he'd just turn around and embarrass me on the next one. No, best to keep your mouth shut."
"I've never had the chance. And I'm not a big party animal, either. I've got my two animals at home that keep me busy. I don't have time to party."
"Fighting is part of our game. There are emotions, cheap shots, and you get popped. You don't see the person; you just see the player. It's my job to fight and if I don't do it, I'll lose my job. But after a fight, sometimes we go out the same night we fought."
"That's a lot, but on the other hand, it's not that much."
"He works hard in practice and after practice. When you work hard, good things happen to you, and he's the best example on our team... He's been playing great. He wants the challenge and he's welcoming that and he's playing well for us. You talk to the kid and he's never tired; he's hyper and he just wants to be in the net. Every night he gives his best effort and gives us a chance to win."
"If a stick tells you if you're tough or not, there's a problem."
"That was a French... not a french kiss, but a kiss from a French guy, you know."
"I think fighting still belongs in the NHL. You see an accident like that, we've seen it in the past. You don't want to see anybody get injured, but I don't see an NHL without fighting."
"I'll have one of his jerseys at the end of the year and too bad for them -- if they want one, maybe I'll sell it to them."
"He's 37 years old, for crying out loud. There's just something inside driving him to be the best he can be."
"Joe never panicked, never screamed at anybody. Guys would look at him and think, 'He's not panicking, so we must be all right.' I've seen leaders stand up and point fingers, but he's the opposite. He goes out there, and in the back of his head, he's thinking, 'If I do my job, the guys will follow.' That's a real kind of leader. You play with just a few in your career, and we're lucky to play with a guy like that."
"It is mind boggling that we aren't in the playoffs -- Not with the way we played down the stretch."
"Nineteen players out of 20 on their team knew exactly how the game was going to be played: play hard but don't be stupid. At the end, it was a stupid hit. We don't want to hurt them going into the playoffs and nobody wants to get hurt going into the summer. You can play hard and smart, but he decided to take a run at Arnason and I felt it was the place to tell him it's not right. You just can't do that. You've got to respect the game because it's going to come back and bite you."
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