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. ↗

— Mark Messier

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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. ↗

— Mark Messier

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Well, my transition into being a captain was easy. ↗

— Mark Messier

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When Wayne was traded, I became captain. For me it really wasn't anything - I didn't do anything or I didn't feel I had to do anything different than what I had been doing all along. ↗

— Mark Messier

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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. ↗

— Mark Messier

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You always really have to remain consistent in your beliefs and philosophy. ↗

— Mark Messier

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