Canada Russia '722006

Alan Eagleson:
Uh, listen. I just got a call from the Russians. There's some kind of mix up with the hotel rooms in Moscow. Something about being overbooked or something. So basically what it means is that there's uh, there's no rooms for your wives. Alright?

Phil Esposito:
Ah, tell them to go screw themselves, Al! Come on!

Alan Eagleson:
You know what, Phil? You know how much I'd love to tell those Commie bastards to go screw themselves, right?

Phil Esposito:
Right.

Alan Eagleson:
Okay. But it's not gonna do any good this time, okay? There are no rooms. You got it? There are no rooms.

Phil Esposito:
That's horseshit, Al.

Vic Hadfield:
That's stupid, Al.

Alan Eagleson:
For Christ's sake, we've got a job to do here! And the only way to accomplish that job is to stop all this goddamn whining, and bitching, and complaining and all this... crap! We are playing for our country here. We are on a leaky rowboat, and unless we all start rowing together...

Phil Esposito:
[interupting] You know Al from day 1...

[Phil stands up]

Alan Eagleson:
...we are gonna go down.

Phil Esposito:
From day 1, we've done everything that's been asked of us!

Alan Eagleson:
We are gonna go DOWN!

Phil Esposito:
Everything! And more! And what have we got in return, huh? Ridicule, and contempt. People coming up to us, saying they're ashamed of us. Ashamed to be Canadians because of us? Not one of these guys has anything to apologize for. Jesus! And as far as I'm concerned, my wife doesn't go to Russia, neither do I.