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by Paul on 01/27/08 at 10:16 PM ET
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Quotes from some of the players involved in the ASG…
Q. Can you talk about the showcase aspect of this game and how it’s important to the league?
JAROME IGINLA: Well, yeah, the league has a lot of talent right now. They always do. But it’s a real nice wave of young players coming in. You could see it tonight. Every year there seems to be more and more guys that are ready to step right in. You know, it’s something that the speed of the game has gotten to play the game, it’s a lot more enjoyable. It’s always fun, but I think the speed and the lack of hooking and all of that has really improved the game.
To watch it I find is more fun, too.
Q. Did you talk to Chris Osgood, not just today but yesterday. The crowd was all over that guy from a goaltending perspective, do you have any idea why?
TIM THOMAS: He told me they’ve always been like that to him. I don’t know why. I’ve experienced when I’m playing for Boston here, they’re just a crowd that loves to get on the goalie. But it was kind of funny. We were kind of picking on Chris coming to an All‑Star Game to get booed, you know. But he takes it all in stride. He still had a good time.
Q. Talk about the check on Jovanovski?
ILYA KOVALCHUK: Actually, he tried to kill me. He stopped and everybody circled. Nobody stopped and then all of a sudden he stops. Yeah, there’s usually one or two body checks during the All‑Star. So we got one. I was involved. It’s not very good.
Q. Nabby said the glove save was a lucky save, he just stuck his glove up there. I don’t know if that makes you feel any better or not.
ILYA KOVALCHUK: They’re all saying it’s lucky, but you need to be good to be lucky, so. Sometimes you score with everybody, and you’re lucky, but you need to be in that kind of position right time and right place to make those kind of saves.
Q. Can you let us in on what you said to him when you went to him after that save?
ILYA KOVALCHUK: Great save. Just, you know, I think Staal got the MVP, he’s playing really well. But Nabby was one of those guys who can get the MVP tonight, too. He’s played an unbelievable 20‑minute shutout. And he’s played 51 or 52 games already during the season, so he’s a great, great goaltender.
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