Quotes by Paul Kariya

“They showed a commitment to me that I was the guy they wanted to bring to Nashville, and I was very excited about their hockey club.”

“This is a place where you can win, and I think its what the league wants and thats what they got.”

“They have great goaltending, great work ethic, and if they lacked anything, it was some scoring punch up front. I looked at that as a big role I could fill, and I was really excited to come here and do that.”

“I really like the hockey situation here,”

“Its a really neat situation and I felt that I fit well into it.”

“I had always found it difficult to play against them and produce, ... Theyve always been from Day 1 a very hard-working team but theyve also always had great skaters.”

“I dont remember ever going 6-0. Weve got a very good team, but we still have a lot to do. We are playing very well right now.”

“A win is a win, and two points is two points, ... I didnt do much during the game, so I was glad I could do something to help the team.”

“Its sure good to get off to a good start,”

“It shows good character to come back and win some games. Once we got the puck deep and used our speed we got some goals,”

“I dont think weve really played a good game yet, but were finding ways to win, ... Thats a positive, but we have to put together a 60-minute game and we still havent done that.”

“he promised me Id get to drive his Porsche this year.”

“Its not like Im dropping the gloves there,”

“There might have been some of that at first. But when you start 8-0, teams are going to be ready to play you.”

“And you dont have to deal with one-hour drives, ... Every time you ask somebody where something is the answers the same: `15 minutes away. ”

“To me, thats irrelevant. What difference does it make to the guys in the dressing room if people in wherever know who they are?”

“People who know hockey know this team. I came here because I liked what they had going.”

“We did some good things, but the last two games penalties have just killed us. Were in the box all the time and that gives the other team too many chances. They got three or four power plays in the third period and finally got one. Then in overtime, we have a 4-3 advantage and they score -- thats unacceptable.”

“When you have a game like that, you just figure you have to learn from your mistakes. Weve just got to get better. It was a bad effort all the way around.”

“I hadnt really played in a year-and-a-half, so it was good to get out there and get back in the flow. Im still a little bit rusty and Im not thinking the right things in the right situations. But thats what happens when you have a long time off.”