I definitely was thinking, |
I don't want to say what Buffalo offered, but I took the best deal. . . . I got four years, the deal that I wanted. |
I have to think long-term first for the Islanders and myself. That is what is fair. |
I tried to lift my skates. Sometimes it bounces your way and sometimes it bounces against you. Hopefully, it's the last one that bounces against me. |
I'm going to be fine. It wasn't like yesterday. |
I've played in the Eastern Conference for a decade and know what it takes to win. The Islanders have been a playoff team the last few years and now I'm hopeful I can take us to the next level. The playoffs have always been when I have played my best hockey. |
It was a great time here. We had great runs in the playoffs. We were underdogs all the time, but we had a lot of good teams. We stuck together all the way until the end. |