Quotes by Markus Naslund

“It was really the only choice for me and my family. Weve had the best years of our lives here and Im very happy to hopefully retire as a Canuck.”

“Guys have been around this game long enough to see that stuff happens,”

“We didnt have the bounces tonight and its as simple as that. It seemed like everything they tried went in and then were trying to work our way back and we just couldnt finish it.”

“If we keep working hard, we still have a great chance of getting in. Were still upbeat.”

“We have to be in control and not be nervous. When we were up 4-3, we kind of stopped playing and just dumped everything in instead of keeping playing.”

“Its been a disappointing season for us. We gave a good effort. I dont know if we just werent good enough to get the job done.”

“It does make a difference to finish off with a win. Its been a disappointing year for us. I dont think it was just one thing that went wrong, but the bottom line is a lot of us didnt play up to our potential.”

“Its a team that didnt play with a lot of confidence.”

“Its been there since halfway through the season. Yeah, its been there all year and its sad and disappointing. I dont know whats going to happen with this group.”

“I dont think they should just get rid of everyone in the room just because we didnt make the playoffs.”