Adrian Aucoin

Just knowing you have Khabibulan, that confidence in the great goaltending, you seem to just play better.

Just knowing you have Khabibulan, that confidence in the great goaltending, you seem to just play better.

A few games after Peter Laviolette became the coach, I began to get more ice time, ... Pretty soon, I read more

A few games after Peter Laviolette became the coach, I began to get more ice time, ... Pretty soon, I was skating 25-30 minutes a night. I was more than happy to keep doing that. It sure makes a difference when you have the coach's confidence.

Columbus, bringing in Adam Foote was a huge pickup for them,

Columbus, bringing in Adam Foote was a huge pickup for them,

I was in the same boat as everyone else. Just waiting and hoping that it was going to get done read more

I was in the same boat as everyone else. Just waiting and hoping that it was going to get done sooner than later,

I had no problems with the old rules, but I think taking the red line away will hopefully add to read more

I had no problems with the old rules, but I think taking the red line away will hopefully add to scoring and make the game faster, ... As a defenseman, I look at scoring negatively, but it works both ways. I wonder about the expectations though. I played in Sweden, without a red line, and I don't think the game was faster. On the other hand, I wasn't playing with the best players in the world, as in the NHL. We'll adjust to the new icing rules and in a few years we won't remember what it was like before. There's always calls for new rules, but I just hope the game doesn't change too drastically.