Brian Gionta
Brian Gionta
Brian Joseph Giontais an American professional ice hockey player and the captain of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. He goes by the nickname "Gio" from his teammates and The Rochester Rocket, dubbed by the media. Although small in stature compared to most other players, he is known for his tenacious play...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth18 January 1979
CityRochester, NY
chasing gave guess needed points regardless team
We needed the two points regardless if we gave one away. I guess that is the team to do it (against), they're at the top, and not to a team that is chasing you. We got the two points that we needed tonight.
erase losses matter records three tough
Three one-goal losses are tough to swallow. We need to erase that. It's single-elimination now. It doesn't matter what our records are.
knew mistakes reason
We were shocked, obviously. But we knew what we did wrong. We made some mistakes and that was the reason why we didn't come out on top.
four second three
We really didn't play the second period. At one point, they probably had four 2-on-1s in three minutes.
chances goals number
We dominated. The number of chances we had didn't show in the goals.
far hard press stick
We just have to stick with it and know that we are doing the right things. We can't press too hard because you get too far away from your game.
feeling good high note playing
We're playing well. We'd like to go out on high note and come back feeling good about ourselves.
board dominated drawing great learned periods smarter
We'll go to the drawing board and tighten things up. I thought we dominated two periods and everyone was great for them. We learned a lot. We got here, and we learned something - learned that we have to be smarter in how we play.
keel staying waiting
We're staying patient. We're staying on an even keel and waiting for our chances.
brings needs respect rest sets team
What he brings is that threat. The other team needs to back off a little because they need to respect him. That sets everything else up for the rest of us.
start stick
We know we need to start scoring. We just have to stick with it. We know we're doing the right things.
chance division knew third throw
We knew what was going on. Down 3-1 going into the third and with a chance for a division title, we had to throw everything on the line.
might
We might as well make it interesting. We've made it interesting all year.
atmosphere careful ceremony felt home kept playoff whenever
Whenever there's a ceremony like that, if you're home or away, you always have to be careful not to get too stale. But it sparked a lot of emotion, and that kept us going. It felt like a playoff atmosphere out there.