I have been here my whole career. I have accomplished something here and proved myself in a good position. I have worked hard and gotten an opportunity to succeed, so I'm just happy for that. On the other hand, there are things that can be an issue. |
I haven't skated in almost two weeks, so I need to get back in shape a little bit. |
I knew it was going to be for a couple of weeks and that's what it's been. I missed about 10 months before that. This was quick. |
I think that's the ultimate individual honor. If you're lucky enough to stay with one team, that's awesome. |
I was afraid of him. Here (I) was a 175-pound guy coming here. Here's this guy, 222 or 225 pounds, with paws like a bear. |
I'm more nervous than excited, actually. I felt okay the past couple of days, no pain, no problem. I feel good conditioning-wise and hockey-wise. It's going to take awhile. I'm a little too quick for my hands right now. My hands are not that good. |
I'm very happy where I'm at right now. |
It always takes a little time to adjust and get something going. We didn't play badly and give up chances and that's fine, but offensively we didn't have anything going. |
It helps that they're going well. We were making good plays, spreading the ice pretty well. I didn't want to hold back. I told the coaches that when I come back I want to play, I don't just want to go out there and play a couple of shifts and try to work into it. |
It helps to start a game like that on the road. |
It is day to day now. |
It is very good to go into the playoffs feeling good about ourselves. |
It says a lot about our hockey team. We can play against anybody. |
It was just a feeling that you could score any time you have the puck. He works hard, and he's getting rewarded for that. |
It was just the first period but it could've helped us. It could've changed the course of the game. |