All the guys they brought in ... every one has that good character on and off the ice, which is huge,

The first one he (Heyer) said he lost sight of the puck, so he blew it. Our guys work hard and finally get some offense going and something like that happens. It's really frustrating.

Columbus, bringing in Adam Foote was a huge pickup for them,

Hopefully it's not as bad and it's just some scar tissue breaking up and it will stay loose.

If there is any doubt, normally you go upstairs. He's not giving us any leeway. That's accountability on his part. You gotta be a man about it. Clearly, everybody thought it crossed the line.

I liked what he had to say about where the team is going and what is going on in Chicago. And Chicago has always been one of my favorite cities.

It was just one thing after another, not only for me but for the team. It has been a rough year on the organization as a whole.

It was no secret that I loved living there, and I liked just about everything about the Islanders. But obviously I talked to enough teams to know there were lots out there willing to go out of their way to get me. And it seemed the Islanders weren't half as interested as the others, which was frustrating. That's what pushed me to leave.

It's tough when you work hard and the results aren't there. You start to second-guess yourself.

It was really tough, not having the routine like we're so used to. Basically living a different life than we're used to.