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.

As far and Matt and I are concerned ... all I can do is compete against myself. If I eliminate read more

As far and Matt and I are concerned ... all I can do is compete against myself. If I eliminate mistakes on my end and just concentrate on doing the best that I can do, I think I have a good shot to lead the team like I did last year.

Everybody takes steps in the wrong direction. Everybody has the opportunity to take steps in the right direction.

Everybody takes steps in the wrong direction. Everybody has the opportunity to take steps in the right direction.

We had our chance. We were up by two games with three to play ? that's all you can ask read more

We had our chance. We were up by two games with three to play ? that's all you can ask for.

If we would have made half of those attempts, we would have won by 10.

If we would have made half of those attempts, we would have won by 10.

We learn from history that we do not learn anything from history.

We learn from history that we do not learn anything from history.

[In the ante room, under a tapestry of a gorgeous Imam Hussein Muzzaffar Salak (] people call me Ali ... read more

[In the ante room, under a tapestry of a gorgeous Imam Hussein Muzzaffar Salak (] people call me Ali ... Three of the prayer leaders were martyred during the Iran-Iraq war [of the 1980s].

Alcohol's a big problem which we need to solve and if that means going to primary schools then we've got read more

Alcohol's a big problem which we need to solve and if that means going to primary schools then we've got to consider it.

Running is a great way to relieve stress and clear the mind.

Running is a great way to relieve stress and clear the mind.