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" I always knew where I was going eventually, so it helped me to stay at home for three years. It helped me to develop my game. But it also helped me off the ice. Life here is way different, and I was able to get older. "
Home
Always
Game
" I felt like an outsider. The only time you get to really know guys is on the ice, and I couldn't be there. "
Outsider
Time
You
" I haven't been back in Montreal, at all, since the playoffs ended two years ago. It's been a while. "
Years
Back
Montreal
" I'm confident and really optimistic. "
Optimistic
Really
Confident
" It goes way, way back when we were under Sweden's rule. We always think they are better than us. We played against them so often for so many years. Every country has one opponent they want to beat and for us, it's Sweden. "
Think
Way
Back
" It's been tough for me being away from the game. "
Being
Away
Tough
" I was lucky that it hit my shaft, and then my helmet, and I was lucky enough to get that breakaway. "
Get
Enough
Then
" My relationship and the bond with the people in Montreal was kind of special and doesn't happen very often. "
Relationship
People
Bond
" Obviously, that off-the-ice battle I went through, plus injuries I came back from, I always felt the fans are really knowledgeable there and respected and appreciated guys that gave whatever they had and guys that fought through things. "
Fans
Battle
Back
" The excitement of the fans in Montreal, especially in the playoffs, I don't think you can get that anywhere else. For a hockey player, I kind of wish everyone could go through that and experience what it is to play there. It's very unique. "
Experience
Wish
Think
" The most important thing is to stay positive. "
Stay
Important
Most
" We can't afford to go lose two, three in a row. We've got to keep climbing and getting wins. "
Lose
Two
Three
" We found out tonight how important and how crucial momentum swings can be. I thought we were playing very well. We were doing a lot of positive things but then we lost the puck two times in our zone and things swung their way. You can't afford to give teams momentum. "
Doing
Positive
Lost
" We've got to win them all and get help from other teams, but we are going to push until the end. "
Push
End
Going
" Whatever the reason is, I hope we can finish talking about the Olympics. It's gone, it's behind us. The schedule wasn't proper for players who went there and there is some fatigue in a lot guys' play right now. "
Hope
Finish
Talking
" When you have a core group of young players as we do, the future looks bright. "
Looks
Group
Bright
" You always need younger guys if you're going to be successful in the long term. "
Always
You
Successful
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