I don't think that would be all that appropriate. But, my heart will be there with them.

[Agent Larry Kelly , who has been optimistic a deal will get done, has all but given up hope now.] It's difficult for me to speculate because of what's happening, but I would say it's going to be difficult to get a deal done after the proposal the NHL put on the table (Wednesday), ... There were things in that offer that were just not necessary. I'm really disappointed with what happened. I really believe that there's a deal there to be done and I've been the eternal optimist through all of this. That offer left me disappointed and I really don't think there's much in the way of hope.

I would like the opportunity to discuss what happened with the board. I have called Chuck Hunter, who is chairman of the board, but he's never called me back.

I've got the music going really loud, especially when I've got that last five minutes of working out and I just really need to crank it up a little bit.

It's with me when I work out, all the time. It helps motivate me a lot.

We went about 10 or 12 miles the last time. Before that, the most he's done is about four.