I don't think they rely on us a whole lot but every time we can chip in a goal it definitely helps. Some guys, that's their major role to contribute offensively but, at the end of the day, we have to once in awhile get our team on the board.

He works so hard. It's even hard to swallow because he keeps himself in such good shape.

It's good I'm going to be out a little longer. Because when I come back, I'm going to have to play how I was playing. I can't shy away just because of what happened.

It's a different team now with all the veterans. Going into training camp, I knew exhibition games were going to be the main thing. That's really how you can tell if you belong in the NHL.

Anything that comes up in the assembly that is likely to lead us closer to the Republic of Ireland -- we will block these, we will vote against them, and we will endeavor to stop them.

Nevertheless our sympathies at this time will very much be with her immediate family.

I was disappointed when I got sent down, but I had to wait for the opportunity to present itself. I hope to bring something to the table. I'm really, really happy to be back. I'll play whatever role they want me to.

I am sure people will recall that at Magilligan camp ... an almost identical situation occurred as the one that seems to have occurred this morning, where a device was left there and a person who was an employee in the camp picked up the device and received very serious injuries as well on that occasion.

If Mr Trimble is still blissfully unaware of the unionist reaction on the doorsteps, then he is in for a bigger shock than many in his own party would have him believe.