“For a while, I was trying too hard. Not trying enough. Trying to make things work. … You think too much. I’ll be the first one to tell you, when I’m not playing good, it’s not about excuses. It’s about trying to find a way to make it better.

“There’s nothing I can really do about a slump or not scoring, other than go out and try to make it happen on a consistent basis and hopefully it turns around.”

-Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks. Much more on Getzlaf (who has one goal this year, an empty netter) from Eric Stephens of the OC Register.