One of the advantages, one of the special things, about playing in Detroit or Montreal is guys like Gordie Howe walk in the room. I didn't know he was here tonight, it was kind of a coincidence to get that assist on a night that he's here.

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

I played with them a fair bit two years ago; I enjoy playing with them,

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.

I have an eye injury now. I can't really afford another one. I wish that I'd had [a visor] on before.

Detroit is playing good and all four of those guys deserve to be here. But this game has always been about style and flamboyance. I think that will show up more. At the end of a year, when a team wins a championship, they talk about teamwork. At an All-Star Game, it's all about dunks, the lobs and the shooting.