If you talk to most athletes, the place you’re most comfortable is your playing field. I’m not so comfortable at a podium or talking about events.

I don’t spend a lot of time here in New York. I didn’t realize there were so many Bruins fans in New York.

I was the happiest guy in the world when I was on the ice. You’re being paid to play a game! That’s pretty special.

I couldn’t wait to get on the ice. I couldn’t wait to get to practice. As a kid, I couldn’t wait to shoot pucks or play in parking lots, or play on the river or play on the bay.

The kids wait for it to be organized. They want to go play all of these tournaments, for a little practice time. I learned my skills by dropping the puck just with the kids. I think that’s missing today.

We’re going to have more kids playing, and we’re going to have a better chance of finding those players Minor sports in a community is for fun and recreation. For everyone.

I’m really no different than anybody else; except that sometimes I get my name in the paper.

Passion is a key word for any athlete, regardless of the sport. It’s important in any profession, for that matter.

I’m a terrible dancer! Oh, I’m an awful dancer!

You hear all the time about European players playing the game. These players that come over at 17, 18 and 19, they just don’t all of a sudden become skilled. From the time they were little fellas, they learned the fundamentals of the game. Let them create.