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

For me, it is the worst kind of sacrilege if you are given some of special talent and you don't take advantage of this gift.

In the U.S., you have so many rules, everything's regulated and structured. When you make a mistake, you pay for it -a lot.

When I'm not happy, I can't play. That's just the way I am.

All that matters is that you find a way to put the puck in the net. It doesn't matter how. I learned that from Mario.

My goal was to play in the NHL, because that is the best hockey 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.