People judge you by the way you play in the playoffs.

If I was on a third or fourth line I would probably be in the NHL, because you don't have to produce every night.

Most people have friends, but no money. I have the opposite. I don't have a chance to talk to my real friends, the ones I've had since I was 5 years old. Sometimes I wish I could bring Czechoslovakia to America. Then I would be the happiest guy in the world.

It's tough in the NHL; you have to produce on a high level. And everybody expects you to do it because you make a lot of money. And I never minded it. I always want to be that guy.

Russia has got to be the team to beat, in my opinion. When they are playing together as a team, they are tough to beat.

There's probably a lot of people wondering if I can play.

I love to play for Pittsburgh. If they can't afford me, then I'd love to play in L.A. or New York.