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
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.
decide edmonton fate games hockey huge obviously starts three winning
We will find a way to get back to the winning ways. It starts obviously in Edmonton now with three huge games that are probably going to decide the fate of our hockey club.
against chances exactly fault guys happen hard mistake tough work
My fault on the first (goal) and then we let another mistake happen and we're down 2-0 and that's exactly what we didn't want to do against these guys because they're a disciplined team, they work hard and they're tough to get chances against.
belong
Right now, I don't think I belong in the worlds.
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.
gave lead might momentum taken
That gave them momentum for the whole game. Had we got the lead we might have taken them out of it early.
confidence doubt faster four lines lots obviously playing rolling team
They had all four lines rolling and they're obviously playing with lots of confidence right now. They were the faster team tonight, there's no doubt about it.
character instead sue trying
But if it was me, I'd be doing everything I could to get back and play and show everyone the character I have ... instead of trying to sue everyone.
confident
I'm confident we'll make it. It doesn't look like it right now but we'll find a way.
behind breaks needed played strong
It's unfortunate, we could have put them behind us a little bit. We played a strong game. We just didn't get the breaks when we needed them.
definitely fun game
It's definitely a fun game to play right now,
games prettiest
It wasn't the prettiest of games but nevertheless we will take the two points.
best good maybe road stuck time winning
Any time you can come back from 3-0 and 4-2, it's great. It maybe wasn't the best of games, but we stuck with it. Winning two out of three, it's a good road trip.
check finish guys looking shoulders takes
All it takes is for him to finish a check and guys are going to be looking over their shoulders and make mistakes.