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.

One of the advantages, one of the special things, about playing in Detroit or Montreal is guys like Gordie Howe walk in the room. I didn't know he was here tonight, it was kind of a coincidence to get that assist on a night that he's here.

The 70's hair with the long on the sides, just doesn't look good coming down the sides of the helmet.

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

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

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.

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.