Marian Gaborik
Marian Gaborik
Marián Gáboríkis a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. He began his playing career in the Slovak Extraliga with Dukla Trenčín for two seasons before being drafted third overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild. Spending eight seasons in Minnesota before signing with the New York Rangers in 2009, Gáborík is the Wild's all-time leading scorer in goals. He has also played for the...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth14 February 1982
CityTrencin, Slovakia
We were really good tonight. The guys were hungry and we really wanted the puck and went after it. We also had fun.
I had to be patient, because I didn't really have my legs out there for most of the game. I was lucky to get the puck where I could do something with it.
That's been the story this year. When we get a lot of chances, we can't really bear down. Maybe be more patient. We get a little nervous with the puck in front of the net. Try to get some ugly goals.
It gives you a boost of confidence to get that goal.
I'm honored and I'm happy ... it's cool.
That doesn't happen every day. I can feel a lot of confidence in this room right now.
I was used to not having to check the defensive zone. I had to learn to adjust to it, otherwise I was going to be in the minors.
We were talking about getting a lot of shots on them and trying to go for the rebound, and it worked tonight.
When the playoff picture isn't there anymore, it's hard to get motivated. But I think we are doing fine and especially these last few games we have to go out there and have fun.
We've got to try to find more ugly goals out there.
I felt pretty good. We are trying to be smart and use shorter shifts. I think that was working out there.
This team has confidence, especially at home. Everybody is on the same page.
We want to finish strong and get some wins. Some guys are battling for jobs and stuff, obviously. You want to end things on a good note for the fans. They've supported us the whole time, so we want to finish the best we can.
We got some rebounds out there. We've got to bear down on them and bury one.