Part of a rut is a routine, and a routine is not a negative; it can be positive and be comforting.

But too much routine -- if you're not getting from that routine what you need and want -- that's when it can become a rut.

My research found that the No. 1 time waster was doing too much at once.

The more you pick something that's a true interest, the more likely you're going to bond through that interest. The friendship stuff will come out of that. It's something you want to do anyway, so if you don't form friendships, it doesn't bother you because you're enjoying the activities.

Those who can see tomorrow might offend people stuck looking at today.

Everything's positive in our dressing room. We don't think in terms of having lost today's game. We just look at the effort we put in during the second and third period, and tomorrow we have to do the same thing from the first minute.