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

By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, I feel really good and I feel blessed that I'm still healthy.

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

If we're going to change the game it has to start at eight, nine and 10 years old. When we were that age we'd go to the pond or backyard rink and throw a puck on the ice and play five on five, or seven on seven. You get this creativity and this imagination that comes from within, just having fun on the pond. Now kids are so focused on team play, and the coaches are so focused on positioning. You can't change it at the NHL level.

I think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his leadership over there goes a long way.

People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.

He brings something special. I don't know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn't understand his answer.