I know players have changed their view of the Rangers. We have a chance of winning. Before, maybe they think they come here to make money.

It would be such a great honor and such a big responsibility being the captain of the New York Rangers, ... I don't think there's anywhere else that you can compare that. Especially going after Mark Messier, it's going to be tough and a lot of pressure.

I think maybe we were too confident. We tried to be more fancy.

We did things hockey players don't ordinarily do, but all the guys took it well. It was very physical. Imagine pushing an 8,000-pound car uphill. I think it made us closer. You learn a lot about each other. Nobody quit. You're not ashamed to look each other in the eye after that.

When you're here in the locker room, you don't think abut it. On the off days, you get a sense that there are three days left.

He's been consistent all year. Besides wearing a bad jacket one game, I think he's been good.