It is kind of ironic how when I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small, and too slow, and that I wouldn't make it to the NHL. And now it has flip-flopped,

It's kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL,

That shot kind of broke our backs.

When Mess came in to the league from the WHA at 17 he was kind of raw,

What I did as a hockey player, nobody can ever take it away, ... It's done, it's over. I loved it. I had more fun at the games than anybody. Now I have this new chapter. We'll see in time what happens.

It's the easiest thing in the game of hockey, and I was a player, that you always turn back and try to blame the goaltender. There's no excuse there. Curtis will be fine. It's not Curtis' fault that we got beat 8-4.