I saw the rebound and when the puck came to me, I said, oh my God, puck, I must shoot.

Fighting is necessary in hockey. But if you fight, you have to choose your partner carefully. If you're an experienced player and you want to fight, you can't choose a player who has never fought in his life.

Sometimes I want to joke but my English isn't perfect. Sometimes people are wondering what I'm talking about.

I never look forward. I live for today. If you think about what's going to happen in a year, in two years, then you begin to plan. And plans never come true.

I wear tinted visor not to trick other players, but so hot girls in stands don't see me looking at them

NHL is the best league in the world and I feel that I should play in the best league in the world. Money's not an issue and you cannot buy happiness.

In North America ice was smaller because in Russia we have big ice and this is small ice and it's a more physical game. Russia has more technicals and this has more speed and is a more physical game.