As a kid in British Columbia, going back a long way, I learned to skate.

I also feel I adapted. I was willing to try to fit into any role. The way I figured, it was always up to me to prove my worth, that I deserved to be here.

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

I mean, the best thing for my knee, for anyone's knee, is to never play again and retire. But I'm not going to do that.

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

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.

As long as I could remember, since I was 5 years old, I watched the Stanley Cup. I stayed up, made a point of watching it presented, watched the celebration in the locker room, and always dreamed that maybe I'd get there.