And for the team, I always tried to do the right thing.

I hope people like me and appreciate me the way I am.

Darren McCarty is a big video game guy, and he brings his systems with him on the road.

I look forward to a lot more free time, at least initially, with my wife, Lisa, and our three children.

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

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.

There used to be an old thing where every team had a heavy bag in their locker room for people to punch, but again, it was more about conditioning because if you hit a heavy bag for a minute, it feels like your arms are about to fall off.