We have to get better at that. All of the Stanley Cup winning teams throughout the past few seasons, when they needed to play defense, they did it. If you can play defense, that's when you know it's game over.

I knew if I wanted to be a general manager, I was going to have to leave to work for another organization.

When it gets to this point, it's just hard to pull the trigger.

Balanced is probably what I am, although that's just a polite way to say that you don't do anything very well.

We’re stuck in the middle and need to decide what kind of sport do we want to be. Either anything goes and we accept the consequences or take the next step and eliminate fighting.

I consider the Detroit Red Wings one of the greatest franchises in any sport. For a player to come in and play, it's so special to wear the jersey.

I'm never gonna play again, and I know I'm really, really going to miss it.