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“We definitely do a lot of tip drills at practice and try to work on your hand-eye coordination and stuff like that.”
“I'm trying to work on it - not cheating, stopping in the 'D' zone, all that kind of stuff.”
“Honestly, I felt pressure more when I was a lot younger.”
“Guys that have the best shot in the world still shoot pucks, and that's for a reason. You keep growing your game and finding different ways to produce.”
“I'm dying to play in the playoffs. Dying to bring a little success back to Edmonton. I think the fans deserve it, the city deserves it.”
“It's important that the Oilers are contributing to the community.”
“Definitely, I've learned a lot, each and every day.”
“If you want to do something for the rest of your life, it's not going to be easy, especially being a pro hockey player, so you need to work at it.”
“At the end of the day, it is hockey. It's the same game, the rules don't change. It's the same hockey game I've been playing since I was 2 years old. I think you can kind of rely on that.”
“I can multitask.”
“I was definitely not the cocky kid. I was probably on the other end of the spectrum - I was quiet. I remember a time when there was a skills competition, and I think I was five, and I was so nervous to even compete that I chose not to do the skating part.”
“As a teenager you've got a lot of stuff going on all the time. It's hard to find a couple extra hours of sleep.”
“I'm not a big nickname guy.”
“We want to play in the playoffs as a team.”
“Every year is a new year, and when you look at the turnover year to year, teams that made the playoffs last year aren't a guarantee to make the playoffs this year.”
“Just have to worry about making sure I'm playing my game and doing all that.”
“I think the fans want to see offense.”
“Any time you give up two shorthanded goals, you're not usually going to win.”
“There's always ways to improve your game and be more dangerous and dynamic.”
“You've got to work hard, got to outwork the other guy and got to outwork the other team. Sometimes outsmart them every now and then, but it all starts with the work.”