2011 NHL All-Star – Day 2 – Super Skills!
PensReport: (There will probably be a video on this!)
10:13 PM:
Sounds heard around (two different) locker rooms…
Kris Letang
On the SuperSkills experience:
To be with those guys on the ice and see them show their skill, it’s a fun game. I’m glad I was a part of it.
On the backwards skating:
The thing is I’ve never done that. So you try to skate as hard as you can, but when you get to the curve you don’t know how much speed you need to get out close to the wall. It was tough, but at the end of the day it turned out pretty good.
On his one-timers:
I was trying to take some off my shot a little bit, but it didn’t get up. I had like 14 shots.
On the breakaway vs. Fleury:
I was a little nervous. We were both laughing at each other. When I went up there, I froze. He knows all my moves so I was like, “Uh, OK whatever.”
On what Fleury said after the shot:
He said, “I was expecting a backhand.” We talked about it and I said I wanted at least one goal, but I ended up freezing myself. He didn’t say anything.
On the All-Star Game:
I’m excited. I think it’s going to be fun. When you do those competitions you sit on the side for a long time and get cold. You do your thing, but you aren’t as fresh. Tomorrow will be better. Everyone will show their real skill.
Marc-Andre Fleury
On stopping Letang:
I can go back home with my head up and give it to him, make fun of him.
On his move:
I don’t know. He said he tried to flip it over me. I think he was just making excuses.
On the overall SuperSkills experience:
It was fun. To be out there on the ice with all these players, the skill players you usually face, it was fun to see them do their thing.
On his shootout antics:
I’ve been working on it in Pittsburgh. I thought I’d throw a couple out there.
On if he was vocal in the shootout:
I’m not as comfortable with the guys here than back home in Pittsburgh. I gave it a little bit to “Tanger” when I stopped him. I was mad at myself against Perry. The last goal he scored I moved way too fast. I said bad words.
