Quotes by Curtis Brown

“We took a couple of penalties that we didnt need to take. Hockey is a game of mistakes and in order for us to be successful we just have to limit those.”

“Let the record show that John has a smile on his face that goes from one ear to the other, and we havent been able to remove it yet,”

“We will play hard for a series and then somebody decides to back down. The coaches yell at us when this happens, but there has to come a time when we as players take care of this ourselves because of the leadership from among ourselves.”

“Johns been humbled, ... He knows whats best for the team now. Last year, his best relationship was with Coach [Gary] Crowton. They were the only ones, you know, on the right page. This year, its different. Hes more calm and confident. And that comes with great coaching. His relationship with other players is better. Hes more genuine. Before, he stressed out a lot. Now, he knows its not all on him.”

“To have a goalie that you know is proven and is going to do as good a job as anyone in the league doesnt just help keep pucks out of the net, it changes the attitude of the team,”

“You try not to play different, but theres something subconsciously as a team when you know somebody is back there like we had in Buffalo with Hasek. Youre going to make mistakes and a goalie like Nik can cover them up.”

“Hes always doing stuff like that in practice. I knew he was going to get the ball to me. He told me when we were in the huddle that he was going to hit me.”

“We cant tell you all our secrets, but were looking forward to the deploy of Hubble and if we have a chance to say hello to our families, well definitely take advantage of that,”

“We had high expectations. August exceeded even our own high expectations.”

“Were not stealing market share from the Williamsburg area. Were going to steal from Virginia Beach, as people drive down 64.”