It is an important win for us, especially coming from behind like that. These two points are just as important at the end of the season. This is a big win for us.
We kind of saw some video before the game. (We saw) some things we can take advantage of.
It was more of a blur than anything, ... I just had a couple whacks at it and when it went in it was just excitement. It was an unbelievable feeling.
I was working out and I was already done for two weeks. It was a great experience playing with all those guys and then at the Olympic trials, playing on the ice with those guys, they`re the best in the country.
They tried to rim the puck out of the zone and Sergei made a good play. He found me streaking to the backside. I just tried to lift it over his pad.
You want to get the first one out of the way, ... It`s awesome. It was kind of a blur, but it`s also a weight off your shoulders.
I`m happy with the way I`m playing, ... I`m out there with some very talented players and I`m trying my best to fit in.
Regardless of what the players think about it, it`s the way it`s going to be, so you might as well enjoy it.
We weren`t going to give up, ... We weren`t going to stop. We kept pressing and we came out on top. We said (after the second period) that Canada hasn`t seen our best yet. We were disappointed with our first two periods and they hadn`t seen our best hockey. We showed it to them in the third period and we got the gold.
I wasn`t trying to go make a point at all, ... I was trying to do what I can do. He played well. He played really well. I`m not trying to draw any comparisons.