He's a good open ice hitter. Not the kind of guy who will deliver the big hit on the glass. He will get a reputation for that.

For the guys going to the Olympics, the intensity and level of play will really spur them on for the remainder of the regular season.

I knew if I wanted to be a general manager, I was going to have to leave to work for another organization.

It's been a great honor for me to be a player for the Detroit Red Wings, to play for an Original Six franchise. I know I'm far from perfect, but I learned a lot.

Very few cities in the NHL have the history or the following of the Detroit Red Wings.

There used to be an old thing where every team had a heavy bag in their locker room for people to punch, but again, it was more about conditioning because if you hit a heavy bag for a minute, it feels like your arms are about to fall off.