The first thing in the morning he's asking me, 'are we wearing the red or the green jerseys tonight dad?' Before I can even open my eyes in the morning.

The Hawks didn't have a lot of energy after the early goal. It wasn't an exciting game, but that's the way we like to play.

You can really feel it's a team win, ... We have a team that can skate. I think it's going to take little time to realize that and gain that confidence after beating a team like that handily.

I don't like it and I don't buy it. You create rivalries in the playoffs, not seeing them over and over. I don't think it's gone as well as they thought it would.

I feel as good as I ever have in my career.

If I had more teams to choose from, I wouldn't pick any other place to be. This organization, the team, the coach, everything about it has been very positive. It's been a good fit.

I didn't see the replay, but common sense will tell you that if the glove and the arm are behind the goal line, there's a pretty good chance the puck is underneath it. I guess common sense doesn't mean anything there.

I had an idea of what I wanted to do when I went out there. I faked the forehand and went backhand and it went under his arm.

I'm just like, 'Exhibition game. Sold out?' ... It's unbelievable. It's a unique thing here in Minnesota. There's no question.

I knew if I got there that he would get me that puck. When I saw him cut to the middle, I had to try to catch up to him. He made just a perfect pass and I had the empty net to shoot at.