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.

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

I played basketball and soccer but they are very different games, obviously. However, playing any kind of sport always helps you develop physically.

I play better left wing. I prefer left, but I can play center or right.

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.

My hair was too big. And my head is big, and my hair is big, so my helmet gets too small. So I have to make a haircut.

Olympics are probably the most important thing for Russians than any other athletes in the whole world. Since I was a little kid and since everybody was a little kid, their dream was playing in Olympic Games, especially if we have a chance to represent our country in Sochi, it's unbelievable and it's going to be a great thing.