Markus Naslund
Markus Naslund
Markus Sten Näslundis a Swedish retired ice hockey player and former general manager for Modo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League. He played in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers, as well as in the Elitserien with Modo Hockey. Nicknamed "Nazzy" by Canucks fans and "Macke" or "Mackan" in his native Sweden, he was known for his offensive skills, particularly his wrist shot and stickhandling...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth30 July 1973
definitely fun game
It's definitely a fun game to play right now,
bad beat intensity penalties side took
Really bad intensity from our side and then we took penalties and we know we can t beat them if we do that.
belong
Right now, I don't think I belong in the worlds.
chemistry clicking easiest great line
It's great to see the chemistry they already have, it's not the easiest thing to get a line clicking like that.
against came early few good gotten mirror preparing ready start time
We came out flat. We've gotten away with a few (awful starts) against lesser-skilled teams, but I think it's time for us to take a good look in the mirror now and start preparing to find a way to be ready early in games.
bond changes create deep expect friendship guys time together
We all expect some changes to be made. It's sad, especially for this group. We've been together such a long time that you create a deep bond and friendship with the guys in here.
desperate fresh start team
We got a fresh start here tonight. We're a desperate team and we need the wins.
finish seemed simple tonight tried trying work
We didn't have the bounces tonight and it's as simple as that. It seemed like everything they tried went in and then we're trying to work our way back and we just couldn't finish it.
doubt initiate
We didn't initiate anything. There was no doubt they were outworking us.
create finishing maybe move passes passing starting
We were maybe passing a little too much and not finishing the plays, but we're starting to move around and get the passes through and create stuff.
looked shoot shot
Yeah, I looked at the shot clock. We have to shoot way more.
mistake seems
We're fragile. It seems every mistake we make is in the net.
gives
With those two out, it gives you a pretty different look.
beat challenge game tight
When we challenge them and play a tight game and outwork them we beat them.