Whenever you lose one of the perennial superstars in any sport, it's always going to be a sad day. But good for him. He's had a heck of a career. He's done wonders for this game.

It's like a shop of horrors, one thing happens after another and all of a sudden the game is out of reach. Our mind just wasn't there. I don't know why. It was a game to forget.

What are you going to hold on to that for? It's counterproductive. There's another game (tonight) and we've got a lot of hockey left. You can't dwell on one game that you lost badly. If you do, you might as well pack it in now. We've got to look ahead and see what we can achieve here. You've just got to hold on to the good ones and get rid of the bad ones.

He led by example and the way he played. He didn't have to talk. He was one of those guys who just played.