We used to play a lot outdoors, not in leagues, but just in our spare time.

The best thing for everybody is that we go home and analyze as an organization what happened, where we went wrong and what needs to be done for the future. I’d like to leave my...

You can’t much stock in one or two games. But if we’re able to win these games, it will open the gap a little bit more.

We penalize and suspend players for making contact with the head while checking, in an effort to reduce head injuries, yet we still allow fighting. We’re stuck in the middle and need to decide what...

They want me to come back and play and do what I can do, just come and play and try,

But I think the job he’s done is overlooked, just because of the talent we have.

Balanced is probably what I am, although that’s just a polite way to say that you don’t do anything very well.

We’ve always developed it with the close proximity and the Ohio-Michigan thing. There’s a lot of enthusiasm at games, and that will just add to it, I’m sure.

He’s a good open ice hitter. Not the kind of guy who will deliver the big hit on the glass. He will get a reputation for that.

Being out last year with an injury, I sat up high and watched a lot of games, and you see so much more and it just seems so much slower from up top.

It’s true that in Canada, we pride ourselves on the game, and we like to think we’re the dominant hockey nation in the world.

He’s a great young player and he played a big role for us. … But we’ll do what we can. We still should have a pretty strong lineup.

For the guys going to the Olympics, the intensity and level of play will really spur them on for the remainder of the regular season.

I don’t know that I’d agree I was our best player.

Just knowing that I’m walking in there, not because of what I’ve done in the past but because they want me to be a part of it. Hearing that, I’m happy to be back.

We obviously played much better. It was a disappointing third period (Saturday) to say the least. We rebounded pretty well.

Playoff hockey is the best way to market your team. It’s the best way to grow your fan base and give hope to your players and for them to develop.

One of the advantages, one of the special things, about playing in Detroit or Montreal is guys like Gordie Howe walk in the room. I didn’t know he was here tonight, it was kind of...

He created a turnover. I think they were just heading up ice, so we caught them going the right way. Danny made a real nice pass over the stick right onto mine. The goalie went...

I don’t know much about the techniques of fighting, but I know throwing a punch on skates is a lot different than throwing a punch from the ground.

I don’t know if I’ve ever had a memorable body check. It’s not really part of my game.

He’s asking a lot of questions, picking everybody’s brain, trying to get a feel for everyone, … He’s very serious, very attentive to the details of each drill we did, stressing a high tempo and...

We were playing collectively, I don’t want to say our best, but very well in all areas of the game.

I look forward to a lot more free time, at least initially, with my wife, Lisa, and our three children.

I’m going to skate again Saturday. I’m not ready to play today. We’ll skate Saturday and determine whether Sunday is a go.

If anything, it shows how good he was because he played probably four or five years less than I did. So, that’s quite an achievement by him than anything I’ve done.

When it gets to this point, it’s just hard to pull the trigger.

It’s obvious that finishing first doesn’t guarantee anything. I don’t think where you finished in the standings is tremendously important in the playoffs.

It was the right thing to do. I would’ve loved to play in the Olympics again, but I believe it’s time for me to step aside. It’s time to let other guys play.

I honestly don’t think I’ve been in a fight in over ten years. And any of the fights that I did participate in, weren’t of any note.

I knew if I wanted to be a general manager, I was going to have to leave to work for another organization.

I felt better than expected, but watching Henrik skate around out there, I’m pretty envious; I’d like to be able to move like that, … He clearly was the best player on the ice.

He’s a bright guy. Known him for a long time, so I’m not surprised at all. I think it’s great for former players to be as involved as they can in the PA, especially a...

Our team’s goal is always to win the Stanley Cup. I don’t want to get too carried away with this regular-season success because we’ve had playoff disappointments the last few years, and I don’t forget...

I tried to get through the first part of camp, that was my concern, and got through it and I was feeling pretty good,

It’s worked out well. We’ve been together for a while and played effectively.

The 70’s hair with the long on the sides, just doesn’t look good coming down the sides of the helmet.

I think it’s a fair way to replay the game. I know they debated which was the best thing to do. They felt, you know, if we’re going to make the fans come back, give...

I think we just had a lot more energy.

I just have to make a decision, then live with it for a few days. And if I’m comfortable with it, stick with it. If not, I can change my mind.

Since the season ended, I’ve let things settle down, and I have to talk to the coaching staff and management. I really don’t want to turn this into a big drama. So I plan on...

Before training camp, I had a couple of conversations on the phone and he threw some questions at me, … In practices here, the way he wants things done is different. Like we were working...

Everybody keeps saying it’s great. It’s not great. It’s not hockey.

I’m exhausted trying to stay healthy.

His work ethic is really a good example for the younger guys. Just the experience of being through three Olympic Games will really help settle things down.

We have a little more depth than people realized that we have. When I’m ready to play, I’ll know whether that’s the next game or the following game.

Concentrate on more specific things — on playing well defensively, on keeping our goals-against down, on our penalty kill and power play. Concentrate on those and make sure we’re sharp. The wins will take care...

There used to be an old thing where every team had a heavy bag in their locker room for people to punch, but again, it was more about conditioning because if you hit a heavy...

Now the puck goes from the goal line to the far blue line just like that.

I don’t know. Not ready to play today. Skate Saturday and determine whether Sunday’s a go.