I Grew Up Such A Fan. It

I'm Very Proud Of Our Nhl Players. I Think They All Handle Themselves Extremely Well And They All Work Really Hard.

I Heard People Say, 'why Would He Want To Do This?' My Answer Is 'why Not?' It Is What I Love. It's What I Know.

I'm Not Sure Mario Is Going To Get Accolafes He Deserves, Especially From Outside The Game. But From Within, The Players, The People Who Follow Closely, Realize Exactly What He's Broughtto The Table, Exactly What He Has Done. People Tend To Forget... Hockey Was Dying In Pittsburgh Before He Got There. I Played There. It Was Almost Dead. I'm Sorry, But The Nhl Would Not Have A Franchise In Pittsburgh Today Had Mario Not Come Along. Think About It, No Hockey In Pittsburgh.

Eight Days Ago, We Were The Toast Of The Town. Eight Days Later We're Thanksgiving Turkeys.

It's Really Hard. And It's Harder Today Because Of The Salary Cap. It Starts In September At Training Camp - Getting Every Guy On The Same Page, Being As Mentally And Physically As Focused As You Can Be. Then In April And May, You Basically Spend Eight Weeks Practising, Watching Video And Playing Games. That's Your Life.