I think a lot of parents live their lives through the kids. Because they didn't make it [achieve something], they want their kids to make it. It puts a lot of undue pressure on the kids.

I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they all work really hard.

The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.

It's an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.

What you want to do with your best players is, it doesn't matter how many goals and assists they get, but when they get goals and assists. The best players get them at the most important times, and that's when we need those guys to come through.

And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I'm really not that competitive.

I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual... and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.