Chris Chelios Quotes

He looks big in there and made some great saves. When he needed to make the big saves, he did. - Chris Chelios

Good teams find a way to win and we didn't do that. We found ourselves against 5-on-3 on two occasions and you can't do that against a talented team such as Finland. - Chris Chelios

For whatever reason we did get complacent. For a game we had total control, we were winning, great teams find ways to win and keep leads, especially at this point in the season. There's no excuse for it. But thank God it wasn't a team that (was) chasing us or needed the points, which was a good thing. - Chris Chelios

Everybody said it was a big concern going into the last Olympics, but the international game is not as physical as the NHL, so it's not the same. I don't think its going to be an issue at all. It wasn't the last time. - Chris Chelios

Everybody just wants it to be more open. I have noting against Ted. - Chris Chelios

Aside from the first game of the series we never played a full 60 minutes and it happened again tonight. I don't know why. - Chris Chelios

And as far as on the ice, he gives us just that much more depth. It's going to take him a little time to get his timing, I'm sure. Hopefully, we'll get to ease him in on the power plays. ... Just let him get his feet wet here and let him get used to the speed again. It's been a struggle with him from training camp with the groin. So it's great to have him back in the lineup. - Chris Chelios

Against a team like that, you have to get bounces. They had some opportunities in the end. We executed on our five-on-three ( Robert Lang 's winning goal was with a two-man-advantage) and they didn't. Specialty teams were a bit of a difference tonight. - Chris Chelios

[There's also the matter of Saskin's contract, a four-year deal that includes a two-year option, worth about $2.1 million annually.] That's another thing that Trevor decided to take upon himself, ... It was just Trevor Linden and Ted negotiating with each other. - Chris Chelios

[Chris Chelios points the finger at the decline of offense in the NHL squarely in one direction?the league's 30 coaches.] As long as coaches play their marquee players for 15 minutes a game, it's not going to change, ... Let them play 25-30 minutes and let them score, that's the way it should be. But it's coaches and their systems. - Chris Chelios

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