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
game knows legend nice
A legend like that knows a lot about the game. It's nice to know he's around.
home
You want to take that (home ice) and use it to your advantage. You know how important it is in the playoffs.
desperate played second third
We played a little desperate in the third period. We didn't play with that desperation in the first and second period.
afraid
If you're afraid of it, then you're going to fail.
among chasing considered great honor players
It's nothing I was chasing from the start, but it was an honor to be considered among the great players (in this organization).
came gold
It's disappointing, obviously, because we came here for the gold medal, a medal.
game playing sharp start weird
It was kind of a weird game from start to finish. It wasn't as sharp as we have been playing lately, but it's still two points.
easier frustrated main nice obviously points
It's nice obviously getting it out of the way. The main thing was getting the two points tonight. That's why I was frustrated about having all those chances. It would have made things a lot easier on us.
games ourselves previous worry
We got away from (playing our style) the previous two games. We just have to worry about ourselves right now.
against bottom desperate drop game playing slow start top
We don't start the same way against those bottom teams. Against these top teams, we're playing them desperate right from the drop of the puck. We're playing down to other levels. We start out slow and let them take the game to us.
great knew letting matter staying
We knew we had a great team. It was a matter of being consistent. We're not letting down. We're staying focused.