Quotes by Jay McKee

“This is not saying that the QO will not at one point still be accepted. Well just wait and see where the negotiations go.”

“If I sign the QO, I will be unrestricted after this season and more than likely will be picked up by another team. So Id like to see if they want to keep me around [longer] before a QO is signed.”

“If I sign the QO, I will be unrestricted after this season and more than likely will be picked up by another team. So Id like to see if they want to keep me around (longer) before a QO is signed.”

“I think if you talk to the majority of the players in the league, hes our guy. . . . We didnt do it quite properly, and when we do, hell be the guy for sure.”

“My frame of mind is Im a Buffalo Sabre, ... Im here, and Im more than happy and excited for camp to start. Now I can concentrate on my main goal of helping this team get into the playoffs.”

“I came into this contract negotiation with a no-lose situation,”

“At the same time, while I was hoping to get a term deal and didnt, theres are some positives with that, too. If I dont renegotiate with Buffalo during the season, then Ill hit the open market. At the end of the tunnel is unrestricted free agency, and thats something every player looks forward to. That could be a very exciting time.”

“Im just going to concentrate on playing hockey,”

“Come the trade deadline and I havent renegotiated with Buffalo, absolutely Ill be thinking about it because in that situation Ill probably end up somewhere else.”

“Ive got a bruise right now the size of a large orange on my knee from a Jaromir Jagr shot.”