A championship team wins because it already has established players, while a talented team is just beginning to establish players.

If you go to ice and you think, 'I must score' or 'I must get some points,' you won't score or get any points. You must go and play and don't think about it.

We're going to play our game and we're going to come back and we're going to play Montreal or Tampa.

I'm looking forward to playing against Sidney Crosby as much as I am looking forward to playing against all of the other players in the NHL. And there is no rivalry.

The NHL is the best in the world, it has the best players. I love the NHL.

It is good when you score lots of goals, but it is hard.

There will always be critics. On one hand, criticism can be positive. On the other hand, criticism can be negative. But critics will always be watching the game. If you listen to everybody, you can go crazy. I have my own point of view, and I always try to keep it.