Is there a tougher line to check than the Penguins Mario Lemieux, Alexei Kovalev and Martin Straka?
Mario and Kovalev together are just unbelievable, and Straka really complements the line. I don’t think you’re going to find a better offensive line in the league. I mean, I’ve gone up against Mats Sundin’s line in Toronto, with Alex Mogilny and Darcy Tucker, but anybody would agree that Lemieux and Kovalev are two of the top five players in the league. What’s the approach you take? You have to have a certain mind-set when you go out against them. You can think to yourself, ‘Well, they might get one or they might get two.’ But you’ve got to be able to contain them because they’re liable to get three, four or five points a night. You’ve really got to watch them. What about in facing Lemieux specifically? Is the best approach going right at him? Personally, I think the most important thing is to be a little more patient than he is. He just waits and waits and waits with the puck. Then, when he sees something open up, that’s when he delivers the puck. I think what a lot of people who play
