It was a tough decision because I'm healthy and I feel good. I've achieved a lot and there was really nothing left for me to achieve. |
It was a tough decision. I'm healthy and feel good and I feel like I can play. |
It was just time to move on, |
It was talked about even a couple years ago, |
It's been a long career and I've achieved a lot and there's nothing left for me to achieve, I guess, |
It's been an unbelievable experience playing in New York and to do the things, after the success we had in Edmonton to come here and have success in New York, it was a dream come true. I came here wanting to win the Stanley Cup, and what I got was a life of experience. |
It's great to see them playing like this. The Garden is an amazing place to play, especially when you're winning. There's no other place like it. |
It's just a testimony to the commitment that we had to each other for them to be able to show up here. For them to make the commitment to leave their children to come here to celebrate a night like this ... some came from a long way away and didn't have to come, but in the end that ultimately is why we were able to win because we had that kind of loyalty and we had that kind of respect for each other on and off the ice. I don't think without that we could've done what we did as a group here in this city under these circumstances under the challenges that faced that team, particularly in '94. [There was] unbelievable character in that dressing room. That was the only reason we were able to win. |
It's not easy winning or leading a team sport because there are so many different agendas and individuality, ... I feel lucky to have been part of some of the best hockey ever played [in Edmonton] and to be part of a team [in New York] that was willing to sacrifice themselves for the benefit of the team. |
It's the best we've seen here, maybe ever. He's dominating the game. He's been consistent, he's led the team, he's done everything you could ask for from a star player. |
My jersey hanging from the ceiling is going to be a symbol of the hard work of the people I played with. |
One of the best experiences I've had in hockey. |
Other than my dad, no one believed in me more and did more for me as a person and player. |
That process in itself was an education for me. |
That would have been the one, ... That's something that's always going to be a disappointment for me. But I think there are so many good things that happened in the playoffs previous to that, that it will diminish those feelings. |