For a championship city, it's pretty tough. The Red Sox, the (New England) Patriots won three years out of the last four. Maybe it's our turn. Hopefully it is. It will be kind of fun to do it.

He doesn't really shoot a lot. He can score, there's no question about it, but he likes to pass. He likes to hold on to the puck because he's so big and strong. He's so great with the puck that I just have to find the holes because he draws a lot of attention. He could score 40 or 50, but he likes to pass a lot more.

I think the true fans will come out. It's the casual fans who might take a little while. But the true fans will always come out and watch the game. They miss it just as much as the players miss it. For a championship city, it's pretty tough because the Red Sox [are champions] and the Patriots won [three of the last four Super Bowls], and maybe it's our turn.

We're behind the 8-ball here. We need to win games. It's going to be our season, the month of January, all those games at home. Any win right now is a big win.

He's one of the best, no question. To force him out is pretty good. Maybe he had an off night.

In hockey towns, like Boston is, the true fans are always going to come out. No question about it.

I feel good walking around. I put the skates on (yesterday) morning, but I can't push off yet. It's still really sore when I try to skate. I can't stride yet. The bone is still really sensitive. Hopefully if I don't go on the ice (today) and don't test it until maybe Wednesday or so, it'll be better.

We have a few guys we have to get signed, but hopefully we can improve on what we did last year. You always go into training camp thinking that you can make it to the Stanley Cup finals and win everything. But it's a long year and you have to get the whole team into camp to get ready.

He's a kid who sees the game, knows the game and he really picks up on things really quickly. You can't say enough about him. He's well beyond 20 years old.