He brings so much. He has that experience of winning and that will rub off on a team that's not that far away. |
He said he's a great talent and the hardest 180 pounds you'll ever play against and he certainly is. He throws his weight around a bit and is really solid driving to the net with a lot of speed and talent, |
He was feeling things out at the beginning of training camp and as things went on, you really saw the ability for him to play the game at this level. |
I feel great. I'm ready to go. |
I like what I've seen. He's a very quiet, respectful kid but when he plays, he plays hard. |
I was gonna live with Todd Gill, another young player, and the general manager grabbed me by the collar, put me against the wall and said, 'You're living with a family. Find one,' |
I would be surprised if there weren't some owners who didn't want to get a deal done right now and get back to playing hockey. |
I've seen a lot of good and bad in the game over the years and it definitely is good to pass some of that guidance along, |
If you go slow-motion, it looks like you stuck your knee out, but if you play it at normal speed, my legs are stopped and I planted to put the shoulder into him. As he jumped out of the way, he missed my shoulder, but my leg hit him. I don't want to ever hurt a guy, especially (because) he's a good young player. It's just one of those things. |
It was great, he was a lawyer and had some repossession stuff in the basement, ping pong table, video games, all that stuff. They were a great family and really helped me. |
It's a family atmosphere and I think it's important for a young guy to have. |
That was probably the highlight of my career. I learned more from him my first few years than probably I have from any individual through my career. |
There were times in the game where it was tough because there were a lot of penalties and 5-on-3s. It's something we have to get used to, but I think it will settle down a little bit. We have to get used to it. |
We did our best the last couple of weeks, we really put on a push. But the teams ahead of us were also playing playoff hockey. |
We haven't seen the best of that, I think he's still feeling his way around but I heard he doesn't make any friends out there, a little Bobby Clarke style, and that's what we need. |