If we don't play, then my month is over. That'd be just great.

I have nothing to say. I can't change anything. There's no place in hockey for kicking. It doesn't matter what I say now, five games is five games.

I wanted to play a hard game tonight. They just kept going in and I was pretty happy with that.

I won't be able to play right away, but I'm expecting to get the clearance. Then, I'll be able to give it a good test in practice and I'll be back for the playoffs.

It wasn't that much fun when I wasn't playing. It's a much better feeling here in the last two games.

With this surgery, there's a good chance that I'll be back (for the playoffs). I don't want to miss the most important past of the season at the end.

I'm feeling pretty good and I'm making progress every day, but I'm not ready for the physical play and until I get that clearance I won't be able to come back.

My goal the day I had the surgery was to be ready for the playoffs ... and I'm close. Hopefully, the doctor will feel everything is fine and I'm going to be ready soon. That's what I want.

I think they looked at my past record and decided they were going to give me five games right after it happened.