Canada Russia '722006

Phil Esposito:
To the people across Canada, we tried, we gave it our best, but for the people who booed us, I'm really uh - we're disheartened and we're disillusioned, and we're disappointed at some of our people. I mean, we cannot believe the bad press we've been getting, the booing in our own buildings. If the Russians boo their players, the fans... Russians boo their players, and I'm not saying all of them, then I'll come back and I'll apologize to each one of the Canadians, but I don't think they will. I'm, really, really disappointed. I mean, I cannot believe it. Some of our guys are really, really down in the dumps, we know, we're trying like hell. I mean, we're doing the best we can, and they got a good team, and let's face facts. But it doesn't mean that we're not giving it our 150%, because we certainly are. Everyone one of us, 35 guys. We came because we love Canada. And even though we play in the United States, and we earn money in the United States, Canada is still our home, and that's the only reason we come.