Growing up, watching the New Jersey Devils, I watched players like Ken Daneyko, Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer, old school players who respected the game.

Coming into a new dressing room is exciting.

I think that in all aspects of the game, especially in professional sports but specifically in hockey, we want to grow the game.

A Hall of Famer isn't just the guy who put up great numbers. It's the guy who has changed the sport for the better, who has had an impact.

You can love someone like your son, even if he's not your biological son, and you can love someone like your father, even if he's not your biological father.

Man's best friend - that's what dogs are. I have two dogs. I love and treat them like family.

I think for a long time I wasn't really out to myself growing up in Omaha, Neb., to a Catholic conservative family. It took me a while to come out to myself, and not long after that, I came out to them. I think that it really couldn't have been a better experience. They were all immediately supportive.

The place was built on the premise that people want to gamble, and they may as well do it here. They look after their clientele, and, hell, they treat me like I'm one of their family.