Whether its three, four or five seasons that I have left to play, I'm committed to making them great ones.
J.R.'s had a fabulous career. He's put up some great numbers. He had a great start to his career, but mine was slower. He's always been a great player.
Overall, it's great to get back on the ice,
We need to address some things that will get us ready for Monday. That's obviously a must-win for us now, so we have to get our game going. That's a great team over there and we better get better soon.
There's a little excitement around here right now. We feel like we have a great opportunity. You can put it on paper or talk about it all you want, but you've still got to go out and get it done.
They probably could have put more money out there and I would have probably still stayed here. Towards the end of your career you just want to be successful, you want to have a great team, and have fun playing. And that was the case here.
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.
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.