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

At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.

The game is played out of instinct, but everyone on the ice has habits - good and bad. So the key to the game is to exploit the bad habits of your opponent.

Good players skate to the puck. Great players skate to where the puck is going to be.

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.

When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.

We played in an era where you were taught to hate your opponent. But life changes. I raise my kids differently than my mom and dad raised their kids.