Joe Sakic
Joe Sakic
Joseph Steven Sakicis a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He played his entire 21-year National Hockey Leaguecareer with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise. Named captain of the team in 1992, Sakic is regarded as one of the most capable team leaders in league history and was able to motivate his team to play at a winning level. Sakic led the Avalanche to Stanley Cup titles in 1996 and 2001, being named the most valuable player of the...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth7 July 1969
CountryCanada
We've just got to keep building. We've got a good group of guys and we like our team, but everything is going to depend on the (ending).
We were patient out there and just kind of moved it around. I gave it to (Blake) and actually thought he was going to shoot and I think so did they because they moved over and left me open. He made a perfect pass.
We were ready to go, ... We had our legs going and we were skating well and we probably caught them flat.
We weren't very good, that's obvious, and there's no real explanation. We can't worry about this game; it's over now. We have to keep our heads up and get excited for the playoffs.
Today was just to get moving out there, get a little bit of a sweat, get rid a bit of the jet lag. We tried not to sleep today, we're trying to get adjusted as quickly as possible.
We were worried at the end. We made it interesting,
We were up 3-0 and we thought we had it, ... We have to keep on working. We had our power play chances and we could not get anything out of it.
We felt pretty good (Saturday), and we'll feel good (today). We're pretty excited about winning, but Monday we have Game 2.
We felt pretty good today, and we'll feel good tomorrow.
We ended up sitting back a bit and they started to come. But there were a lot of good things and a lot of things guys did better.
We expect all of the acquisitions that we made to help our club, ... I expect us to be right up there with everybody else competing for the Stanley Cup.
You expect to be there right at the end. I think we learned a lot here about what it takes at this level, this stage. We weren't good enough.
We didn't have our legs. It seemed guys were tired and flat. After a game like this where we were outplayed, you have to find a way. We have to get a rest, come back recharged and play with more confidence.
We didn't think scoring would be a problem. It's hard to explain. I think the confidence was there, but we were just too tentative and didn't generate on the inside. Yesterday was a new start for us. We thought we'd improve, but it didn't happen.