Defenseman Quotes & Sayings

After referees negated a line change that led to Tampa Bay"s winning goal in the Stanley Cup Playoffs: After all these years in the league, am I that stupid that I would put four forwards and one defenseman in a 3-3 tie, in the third period? I think everybody that knows me here knows I"m not that stupid. I might be halfway stupid, but not that stupid. — Pat Burns

A defenseman passed the puck to the right forward, and he flipped, fell on his face, the defenseman took over the puck, dived and scored. — J.M.K. Walkow

I was an offensive defenseman. I was up the ice as much as I was back. — Bobby Orr

He was so dominant. Bobby was the greatest defenseman who ever played the game as far as I'm concerned. I believe in my heart he changed the face of the game. — Phil Esposito

When Bobby came into the league he was a rushing defenseman, a goal scorer and a point getter. He just opened the game up to more offence and that's the way the game is played now. — Johnny Bucyk