It's been a great honor for me to be a player for the Detroit Red Wings, to play for an Original Six franchise. I know I'm far from perfect, but I learned a lot.

I'm very confident my health isn't going to allow me to be a good player, especially in the spring.

We should've been better, more disciplined. We made untimely mistakes defensively, as a group. This is really humbling for us. After winning the Stanley Cup, we got brought back down to earth, hard. Maybe the humbling is good for us in the long run.

I don't know if I've ever had a memorable body check. It's not really part of my game.

I've been hit hard a few times, been hit really hard a few times, but I don't think I've ever left a memorable, lasting impression on anyone I've ever hit.

People here want the team to win and to do well. The thing is, we know when to shoot the puck.

It's true that in Canada, we pride ourselves on the game, and we like to think we're the dominant hockey nation in the world.