Brian Leetch
Brian Leetch
Brian Joseph Leetchis a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played 18 National Hockey Leagueseasons with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins. He is generally considered one of the top defensemen in NHL history, being particularly noted for his skating, offense, and playmaking abilities. He and fellow Rangers teammate Mike Richter were inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008. Leetch was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto the following...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth3 March 1968
CityCorpus Christi, TX
It's not anything serious. But it makes more sense to miss a couple of days now than have it drag on through camp.
He got me with his shoulder or his helmet, I'm not sure which. I thought the puck was going down the boards and then all of a sudden it was in front of me, and, bang.
I wish I could have played better. But how can you forget something like this?
He looks like Shaq down there in the post.
I think a week off and then a week skating together, and we'll be back in the video room and seeing the things we've done positive. We know where we've been before and we don't want to be back there.
It's always exciting to come somewhere you wanted to, an 'Original Six' team, and of course, the Bruins, ... It means a lot to me.
I was proud to be a Ranger for my entire career, and I wanted to be here when things got turned around. So I was disappointed and still am.
I thought we gave it away. I don't know what else to say. We gave away points today to a team in our own division. It's unacceptable.
Pretty much every year that I've been involved in the NHL there's been some player that hasn't been in camp or some contract dispute.
I'm not sure what it is. I've never had a knee injury as a pro. Eighteen years ago, or something like that, I hurt my left knee, but . . . we'll have to see, I'm not sure what it is.
I'm not looking forward to it. I thought I'd be a Ranger for my entire career. So to go back, I'm not looking forward to it the first few times back. It's not something that I'm excited about. It'll be uncomfortable.
The power play is based on results and not how many chances you get. We missed a chance to get points last night, so it magnified the importance of this game.
We needed to be strong after we got the lead, but we let them back in it. We need to beat this team since we have eight games with them. We have some games left with Montreal, so we need to stay within striking distance.
You just can't give up a goal in a short-handed situation.