2012-01-05 13:43:00
"I acknowledge my mistake, regret my action and take full responsibility. I accept the decision rendered by Brendan Shanahan on behalf of the League. I apologize to my teammates, the Flames organization and to Nicklas Backstrom. I am embarrassed for what I did. These are exactly the type of plays that need to be eliminated from hockey.”
- Calgary's Rene Bourque reacting to the five-game suspension given to him by Brendan Shanahan for an elbow on Washington's Nicklas Backstrom.
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"Probably not. Their depth and our play right now...it doesn't look too good."
- Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson, when asked if his team could come back from a 3-1 series deficit against the Pittsburgh Penguins.