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

I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.

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

Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we're Thanksgiving turkeys.

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it

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.