Fireside Chat

Saku Koivu: Lead by example. Play hard. You don’t need to talk to anyone for the rest of the season. Just stare straight ahead, put the blinders on and play hard. The guys will respect that. And relax a bit, you don’t have to worry about the next few years – right? There’s that signed contract extension upstairs in my desk. Right?
Tomas Plekanec: I’ll keep Alexei on a different line. From now on you’ll play with the brothers. Play like you want a new contract.
Chris Higgins: I have faith in you. You’re a great player – you just need to relax a bit. Actually you need to relax a lot. Here’s my credit card – go have fun.
Tom Kostopolous: Hi Tom. I’ve used this etch-a-sketch to draw a picture. See? It’s you hitting somebody into the boards. Okay? Now go get some sleep – you’re going to need it.
Maxim Lapierre: Salut Max! Ça va? As-tu besoin kek chose? Do you want the keys to my car? My house? Do you want my house? You can have anything that you want of mine.
Georges Laraque: Great speech about having to make the playoffs Georges. Now go pick out your seat in the pressbox.
Alex Tanguay: Play like you did at the beginning of the year, please. Play like you want to stay here, please. Play like you want a big new contract (but please accept a hometown discount?).
Glen Metropolit: Michael Ryder!? What are you doing here? Oh wait – Glen Metropolit! What are you doing here? Oh yeah! That’s right - I did pick up off of waivers… br> Gregory Stewart: Keep doing what you’re doing. Fight when you need to fight. Nothing staged. Don’t pull a Laraque on us.
Matt D’Agostini: There’s no room for you on any of the top 3 lines right now. If you play, you’ll be on the fourth line. So think defensive, play defensive. Impress me now and you get a promotion next season.
Max Pacioretty: Ah, Max – here’s your plane ticket. Go be an MVP during the Calder Cup. See you next year as a top 6 forward.
Alexei Kovalev: You. Me. A long walk….Vodka.
Andrei Kostitsyn: I promise to keep Alexei away from you. And you I’m bringing your brother back from Hamilton – please score goals again.
Guillaume Latendresse: Go have fun with Maxim and Chris. This is all the cash that I have on me… they’ve already got my plastic and Max is driving my car... and I think they’re throwing a part at my house.

Mike Komisarek: SLAP!
Andrei Markov: If you’re really friends with Alex Ovechkin...
Josh Gorges: Remember when Mike Komisarek was injured and you were playing really well? Yeah, me too.
Mathieu Schneider: I know, I know… you’re old and I’m playing you too much. I don’t know what else I can do except share my Viagra with you.
Patrice Brisebois: Salut Pat. Nice hair. I called you in to ask you to think about how you want to go out. Think about your career, your legacy. In a couple of years from now are you going to be questioning yourself? Doubting yourself for not doing more? Answer those questions now. Oh, no - sorry, I already split my stash with Schneids.
Ryan O’Byrne: Think about the meanest thing anyone has ever done to you. Think about that for the rest of the day, the rest of the night, the rest of the season. Think about that and get angry.
Roman Hamrlik: Shape up or you’ll be bunking with Pasquale.
Carey Price: Hi Carey, I hope you don’t mind, I’ve asked Father Merrin and Father Karras to join us.
Jaroslav Halak: How’s my number 1 goaltender doing? Good? Good! Alright, alright number 1! That’s all number 1. Get out of here number 1. Number 1!

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And finally, later that day:
Sergei Kostitsyn: Здравствуйте! Nice point streak with the Bulldogs. Sorry – I really meant to call you up for that Toronto game – you would’ve provided the attitude that we desperately need and you would’ve thrown Grabovski off of his game… but better late than never right?