Quotes by Martin Straka

“Hes a small guy and he always looks for the open spot at the front of the net. Hes getting all the rebounds, so he is not afraid at all.”

“After that (goal), I think we controlled the game. For the first 50 minutes, I thought we played pretty well.”

“We were a little bit more desperate today.”

“When you start doing that, you are in trouble. You have to focus on yourself and your game.”

“After that (goal), I think we controlled the game.”

“[They asked me] who I am going to play with, whos gonna be the captain, whos gonna be the goalie? Its huge for everybody, for the players to speak to the fans and tell them to come out and see us. Hopefully, they will.”

“I thought we could have a shot. Youre always wondering. You dont know whats going to happen.”

“Im very happy for him. He works very hard and practice and is a great, great guy.”

“That was just a complete hockey game. All four lines played well. Plus, we had a good start and thats so important.”

“Theyre doing the same thing in the Czech Republic now. Its not as many hats as here because people dont have as much money.”