Post game 6 with Timonen & Leino

Kimmo Timonen was disappointed and tired after the final game of the season.

"It's a huge disappointment", he says. "It feels like we threw ten months down the drain."

Timonen wanted to get his hands on the Cup, but got something else.

"All we got was shit in our hands."

"We didn't play at our own level today. We were probably a little tired. We had 12 shots after two periods, you can't win these games that way. I don't know what was wrong. We hung in afterall, but they got the gamewinner."

"You could say we ran out of gas. If you get just 12 shots in two periods, it's not just about being nervous anymore. Head wanted to go to work, but legs couldn't follow."

Timonen refused to blame goalie Michael Leighton.

"We lose as a team and we win as a team. Of course they could always get a shutout on their perfect day, but it didn't go like that this time. It's no use to blame anyone."

Timonen says the line of Scott Hartnell, Daniel Brière and Ville Leino was the only one that succeeded in the finals.

"It was clearly our best line. Of course you hope the other lines could've succeded, too."

Timonen says it's tough to get over the loss - both mentally and physically.

"I could've played for one more game, but no more than that."

"You can't describe this feeling. We didn't reach our dream, so we can't really jump in the air. We've built this for ten months, and when it hits a wall like this, you can't describe how it feels. It will be tough to get over this. It's going to take a long time for sure. It's going to be in my head for weeks."

"I'm here only to win the Stanley Cup and everything else is just a sidenote."

"You never know if you get to the finals again. I don't have many years left. I've played so many years without getting this far. Time will tell, you never know."

"Now we'll rest for 2-3 weeks. It's just a game afterall. Of course it bugs me, but there are other important things in life, too."

Ville Leino says the margins were small, once again.

"We tried in the overtime, but it just didn't go in. We did have a chance. If we could've gone on for a little longer, something could've happened."

Leino agrees the Flyers were tired.

"Obviously it doesn't feel good. We were so close, but so far away. The better team won and maybe we were a little tired."

"I guess we got something positive out of this, but I can't really say what it is right now."

"It was a big chance. I'm proud of this whole team even if it didn't go all the way. You never know if you'll get another chance."

Leino dodges the infamous blame game.

"Neither goalie wasn't at their best. It's a tough spot, goalies have a lot of pressure."

Leino says his individual success wasn't much of a comfort right now.

"It doesn't feel much right now, but I guess it starts to feel better later in the summer. A tough season got a happy ending in a way. I guess you can't really prove yourself much better than that."