John LeClair
John LeClair
John Clark LeClairis a retired American professional ice hockey player who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey Leaguewith the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins. With the Flyers, LeClair became the first American-born player to score 50 goals in three consecutive NHL seasons while playing on the Legion of Doom line with Eric Lindros and Mikael Renberg. LeClair was a member of the Montreal Canadiens' Stanley Cup winning team in 1993...
best talked work
I think, obviously, there was some uncertainty as to what was going on around here. Now that it's over, you look around and this is what we've got and this is what we've got to work with. ... We kind of talked about it that we have to make the best of it.
good hard job loose lucky puck stick worked
I had the goalie on the play. It was a good job by everybody. We just worked hard for every loose puck and it was a lucky bounce. I just got my stick on it, fortunately.
heard
I haven't heard anything and haven't put a whole lot of thought into it.
guys obvious playing pride seeing
I don't think there's any pressure. It's pretty obvious we're not going to make the playoffs. It's about playing for pride and some self-respect, and that's why you're seeing guys play really hard.
game move ok
It's a little different feeling, but we have to move on. I think we'll be OK come game time.
next planning playing year
I want to play again. I have another year on my contract, and we'll take it from there. As of (Wednesday) I'm planning on playing next year.
april continuing finishing forward looking playing strong
It was disappointing, obviously. I was looking forward to continuing to play once April came, but it didn't happen. It is what it is, and it's forgotten. It's about finishing strong here and playing hard.
knew knowing prepared realistic year
It was something I was prepared for. I knew it was a very realistic possibility for over a year now. My disappointment comes from knowing my years with the Flyers are over.
dreamed later middle proud scoring sit team tough
It's a lot more than I ever dreamed of scoring in this league, so it's something I'm very proud of. But it's also something for later on. In the middle of a season, it's tough to sit back and look at accomplishments like that. It's a team sport.
goal move quick worked
It was probably a quick whistle, but you just have to move on. We got the goal (later), so it worked out OK.
believed guys
The guys really believed that we could come back.
heard quick tough whistle
It was a quick whistle, but it's tough to argue. I heard the whistle before it went in.
good great help job knows learn opportunity played superstar
He's going to be a real good player, a superstar in this league. It's a great opportunity for him to learn what's going on, on and off the ice. He's played a lot of hockey, so I think he knows when and where he's got to be careful. It's everybody's job to help him out.
good key passes
We did a lot of good things tonight. We did some things right like make the passes and take all the bounces our way. Getting the bounces was the big key tonight.