It was a thrill, ... It was even better that it was against the Red Wings.

That was the team I always watched growing up,

I think with the new rules here this season it helps a player like me out, as far as being able to jump up and not having the stick on you all the time. That's where I feel I can help out the most, in the offensive end.

It's great, just great, it's everything I thought it would be and even more, ... Playing at this level, you dream about it. When I went to Europe at 24 I actually told myself: 'That's it, you're giving up on the dream by coming over here.' Because it's tough to come back, you're not scouted as heavily over there, especially the German league.

No, I don't. It depends on the goalie, I like to see what he likes to do, ... Some goalies play more for a shot while other goalies play for the deke, so that's the biggest determining factor in what I do.

There were 18,000 fans at that game and you could hear a pin drop, ... It was amazing. Their whole country was just devastated.