I just like to keep my money in the bank; I'm not a big risk-taker. I don't know anything about the stock market... I stay away from things I don't know anything about.

Competitive spirit is still at a premium. The more you win, the better you play, the more money you make, so they all have that in mind.

It really doesn't matter or concern me what people are saying or who thinks who is the favorite. The bottom line is you have to play.

Thankfully, in my youth I had the best financial advisor a son could ask for: my dad Walter. When I got that first signing bonus in 1978, Dad took my cheque, announced, 'This is what we're going to do,' and bought an annuity with it.

Look at guys like Larry Bird and George Brett and John McEnroe; that's what they did in their careers. They all wanted to be the guy under the microscope late in the game or late in the match. So you just take on that know-how that that's part of your responsibility, and you learn that's what makes it exciting. That's what makes it fun!

When emotions are high, things are said, things are done. Ultimately, these players want to play. I know too many of them love the game too much.

If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I'd choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.