We're all friends, me and the refs.
Boston has become my second home. I absolutely love it there.
Winning and losing, it sticks with you forever.
I was always taught growing up that great players show up to big games.
It isn't something I'm out there looking to do - take minor penalties.
I remember all the way back to atom, when I would be doing things I shouldn't be doing. It is just how I was. It just gets me involved in the game.
I can't be getting off my game. I need to be getting teams off their games.
I've won midget championships, a junior-league title, two World Junior Championships and some other minor-hockey championships, but I don't think teams win because I'm on them.
I have to play a bit of a physical game and try to work harder than everyone else.
There are great players who go unnoticed because they're not on the best teams.
I'm a lot smaller than most guys, so I have to make up with grittiness and show I can work the hardest, show I'm strong on my skates and show I can push some people around.
It's tough being a small player. You don't want to be known as a guy who goes into the corner and loses 50 percent of the battles.
Being an agitator gives me an opportunity to draw penalties against the other team. That's one part that brings emotion to my game.
It'd be better if I was 6-2, 220, but I'll work with what I've got.
If we want to be a good team, you have to learn how to practice every day.
You need young guys to come in and play like older guys, really help the team and produce.
We always play better when we play with emotion.
When we do, when we're playing physical and we're playing tight, playing with emotion, we play well.
When you're out there and you see how excited the kids get to talk to you and how much they enjoy watching us play, it's really touching and I think we all appreciate what we do so much more when you see the excitement that you bring; especially with the kids.
When your team does well and you're winning then everyone has success from that. You see that with all Cup-winning teams. Those guys end up having long careers.
