Miscellaneous

Doesn't matter what you say or do; people can always find a way to call you a dick.

Doesn't matter what you say or do; people can always find a way to call you a dick.

They (the special teams) did exactly what we asked them to do...we started out the game great, set the tempo read more

They (the special teams) did exactly what we asked them to do...we started out the game great, set the tempo and it was just real fun from then on.

Everything's been expanded from paints to plumbing to electrical.

Everything's been expanded from paints to plumbing to electrical.

Our special teams have been [bad] to say the least. Our penalty kill has not been going very well [nine read more

Our special teams have been [bad] to say the least. Our penalty kill has not been going very well [nine power-play goals allowed in four losses] and we have not been getting that big power-play goal when we need it. When we were on that [10-1-1] streak the power play was going. We need to get back to that.

I feel like I can contribute. I'm not playing the way that I want to. With the new rules and read more

I feel like I can contribute. I'm not playing the way that I want to. With the new rules and with the new systems we have, I'm not playing as much. I'm not playing up to my standards, that's first and foremost. I'm the one who has to look at myself in the mirror every day and I have high expectations for myself.

Obviously, it's not a good situation. Nobody wants to see [a work stoppage] happen, and it's always looming over in read more

Obviously, it's not a good situation. Nobody wants to see [a work stoppage] happen, and it's always looming over in the corner that we may not be playing hockey. And that scares me more then anything else.

Obviously, with the amount of ice time I was getting, the situation with our team, it wasn't a shocker. I've read more

Obviously, with the amount of ice time I was getting, the situation with our team, it wasn't a shocker. I've been around long enough to realize the situation I was in.

I'm pleased overall with what we've done in the spring. We got a good look at some young guys we read more

I'm pleased overall with what we've done in the spring. We got a good look at some young guys we think can really help us. And I really like the fact we have a kicker and punter who've been under the gun.

It was a bull moose, walking right through town. I had been to Alaska before, and I've seen moose, but read more

It was a bull moose, walking right through town. I had been to Alaska before, and I've seen moose, but that was a hell of a deal. That's not something you see on your average recruiting trip.

It was dramatic. The big thing you look for on special teams is changing field position. When your team is read more

It was dramatic. The big thing you look for on special teams is changing field position. When your team is struggling, a big play in the kicking game can give your team a spark. We didn't get enough of that last year.