I Didn't Drop My Gloves. They Were Pulled Off Me!

On Sergei Fedorov's breaking three sticks on Dallas players: I don't know if Anna (Kournikova) told him to get tougher or what.

It's just that [the Hawks have made] a lot of changes. A lot of their great players have moved on. They have a lot of new faces and a lot of young guys who are going to be a part of this team for a long time. It'll take time. They've got a nice little core to start with.

If you look at it, it could really be an excellent opportunity to get fans interested in hockey again, ... Would it be better if it was Salt Lake City (2002) or Vancouver (2010)? Sure. But you still have the opportunity to get the game out there and let people see it.

I'm sure he's looking forward to that responsibility, that competition. He feels he's done enough in the regular season, but great players are remembered by how they do in the playoffs.

It's ancient history. It is what it is. It's been two years since that series. We've been looking forward to just the chance to get back in the playoffs and kind of put something together that we think could be fun and rewarding for everybody.

It's a must-win for us. That's how we have to approach it.

It's something I've known I was creeping up on. It's been fun chasing these numbers and breaking records. I'm fortunate enough to be around long enough to accumulate those numbers and have great players around you to reach those goals.

Even with the way the last season went, I still love this game -- maybe even more than I did when I first broke into the NHL,

I tried to stress making simple plays, not doing more than we have all year. That's the identity to our team.