Simon Gagne
Simon Gagne
Simon Gagnéis a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. He spent the first 10 seasons of his NHL career with the Flyers, followed by a season in Tampa Bay, and two with Los Angelesbefore returning to Philadelphia via trade for the end of the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season. On June 11, 2012, he won the Stanley Cup championship as a...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth29 February 1980
CityQuebec City, Canada
I don't know what reason there is so early in the season to have that kind of break.
You don?t want to think about it, but it?s in the back of your mind. In the last two games I had some great chances. It was good to get this one tonight and now I can turn the page. It will be a lot easier to focus now.
That's a big number. It was good to get this one. I don't want to say I was not focusing on the game, but it will be a lot easier to focus.
He sees me pretty well on the ice. He's amazing. He finds me everywhere. He's fun to play with.
It was a great effort by our team, ... We had the lead in Carolina and we found a way to lose that game a couple of nights ago. We were in the same situation tonight and I think we played a pretty strong game for 60 minutes. It was a huge win for us here in Ottawa.
It's going to be the biggest game of the year. The backs are to the wall right now, and if you're not ready for this one you're never going to be ready.
I had no idea the puck was in. But when I went to talk to the referee, he said the puck was in. He said they called that one in from Toronto. I don?t know if that?s a new thing in the NHL, but it?s always fun when you?ve got those kinds of goals on your side.
Some nights it's like that. Some nights it's mental. If a couple guys aren't ready, that makes a big difference. In hockey, you need all 20 guys.
It's always fun when you got those lucky goals on your side.
It's a tough time right now we're going through. We look like a tired team, but it's not an excuse. We need to play through it.
A lot of the guys were going to bed early because there were guys who had slept on the plane and guys who hadn't. I talked to a lot of guys (yesterday) who were able to sleep until 9 a.m. Hopefully, the adjustment isn't going to be that difficult and we're able to get the rest we need as we go forward for the rest of the tournament.
That was not our team on the ice.
It?s going to be like that all season and we need to get used to it. Something that was natural to do before, I can?t do now.
He's the best player in the world. He's amazing one-on-one. I just try to get open. I know at some point he will find me.