I don`t think it was necessarily just the players` decision. I think (Hartley) should be accountable, but that`s not for me to say. It`s tough to prove something like that and I`m sure their players aren`t going to say anything.
There`s a lot of veteran guys in the NHL laughing, right now,
I feel much fresher than I did when I left the game a year and a half ago, ... I`ve probably shot myself in the foot in the past being over-zealous with my physical play. This year I want to try to find areas on the ice where I don`t get bounced around as much.
It was swift and they didn`t let it linger, which was nice. I`m glad it`s over. I`m indifferent. It`s not up to me to decide, that`s not my place.
I don`t find the punishment fit the crime in Moe Mantha`s case,
Things happen at the back of the bus the coach never knows about. It just happens - it`s part of being a rookie.
Maybe I was cast into a different role (in Montreal) and it seemed to follow me around wherever I went, ... Everyone is skeptical until you produce. It`s up to me from this point forward. I`m going to get an opportunity to maybe take on a bigger role leadership-wise and offensively.
It makes you sick. Eyes are a precious thing.
It just happens. It`s part of being a rookie.
I don`t find the punishment fit the crime,