“If I had to compare any of the two, I'd compare the first one in Edmonton, the first one here in New York because it had been so long in New York since we had won. Obviously, being the first time to ever win the cup in Edmonton, they were fairly similar in that regard.” IfsFirstsLongTwoWinningSportsNew YorkFirst TimeRegardCupsCompareEdmonton Author:Mark Messier
“We had built up a team in Edmonton that really knew who each other was from a personal standpoint and from a professional standpoint. Our nucleus had stayed together for a long time.” LongTogetherSportsTeamBuildingLong TimeBuiltTeam BuildingStandpointNucleusEdmonton Author:Mark Messier
“There was a time there in the mid '80s to the '90s there that we played six finals, three Canada Cups, we were playing hockey almost 10 months a year for a long time there.” YearsLongThreeSportsMonthsSixLong TimeFinalsCupsCanadaHockey80sPlaying Hockey Author:Mark Messier
“When you play long enough, everybody goes through spells and streaks and slumps of some nature. I think it's just one of the those things where you have to play yourself out of it.” ThinkingLongEnoughPlaySportsJust OneSpellsStreaksSlumps Author:Mark Messier
