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.

People talk about skating, puck handling and shooting, but the whole sport is angles and caroms, forgetting the straight direction the puck is going, calculating where it will be directed, factoring in all the interruptions. Basically, my whole game is angles.

A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.

The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.

It doesn't matter what I think. It doesn't matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.

Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don't take the shot.

But in my mind, I don't think there's any question Sidney Crosby is the best all-around player in the game. His hockey sense is so strong and so solid, combined with his God-gifted talent of being able to see the ice, see the entire picture in front of him. And, most importantly, I don't care how good you are, if you don't have a work ethic, it doesn't matter. There's no question that each and every game, he's one of the hardest-working guys on the ice. In my mind, he's the best player in the game today.