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" I'm probably the guy who keeps it loose around the room and tries to joke around with guys before the game, keeping things funny. "

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" I think sometimes when you play those extra shifts, it gets you into the game a little bit more and gets you a little bit more involved. "

" For me personally, I try to use my size to my advantage where I can either slip by guys or try to create more space for myself. "

" Obviously ,you want to demand the puck; you want to have it as much as you can because you feel like good things can happen when it's on your stick. "

" It's pretty funny, just driving by in a cab, and you see a huge billboard of yourself on the side of a hotel, like a 100-by-100 poster hanging up. "

" I love scoring for the fans, for the team, for myself. That's not to say that I won't pass if I see a teammate in a better scoring position. But I like to score. "

" I think you grow up every year, every day. You learn something new and try to really worry about what's important in life. "

" We're here to win. We're not here just for the experience. "

" You spend enough time with someone, you're going to have your run-ins. "

" If I score a goal on the road, I come home, and that's probably the first thing I'm doing, pullin' up the laptop and watching. Can't watch it in front of the teammates, or else I'll get made fun of. "

" I'm not out there to be blocking shots or fighting guys. I'm out there to produce offensively. "

" For me, I was really lucky to go to a city like Chicago where the team was struggling at the time, and I was able to go in and play right away. "

" People might not view me as competitive as I really am. "

" Since I was drafted by the Blackhawks, the people of Chicago have really embraced me and treated me with nothing but respect. "

" It's kind of crazy to think I'm still 22 and going into my fifth season. Time has been flying by. I think it's about that time I really take the next step to the elite level. "

" I know the person I am, and I know the person I can be. "

" It has been a motto of mine my whole life - just be yourself. "

" That's something USA Hockey has been trying to do for a long time is prove that we can play with the Canadians and the Russians and the Swedes and Finns consistently on a tournament basis. "

" I think, for me, I'm a player that wants the puck, and I'm a better player when I have it. "

" I try to pride myself on being involved with the fans and taking pictures when they're asked for because I know I was that little kid one day that really looked up to stars like myself, and I try to give them that on my behalf. "

" I think you try to improve every season and every game and be prepared about certain defensemen you're playing against, certain ways to find open ice. "

" Obviously, not playing a game before playoffs is something that happened, but especially going into the playoffs, you try to feel yourself out, where you're at, and then get right into game tempo and jump right in and play where you were before the injury. "

" I did charity events with the Cup all the time. "

" When you're 18, 19, you think you know everything, but you have no clue about anything. "

" I myself feel that I'm a well-rounded player and got a lot better defensively and without the puck as time has gone on. "

" It's funny: when you're skating around during warm-ups, I'll see signs that say things like: 'Kane, Prom?' We have a fun, young team, and girls are asking you to the prom and giving you their numbers. "

" I always go home to Buffalo in the offseason. I really enjoy my home town. "

" You grow up... you spend five years rooming with each other, and you're going to get sick of each other at times. And you're going to have some good times as well. "

" It's good when you're getting points - you're obviously feeling confident. "

" I've noticed if you look too far ahead, it only works negatively on you. "

" I still love playing the game, and it's amazing we can do this as a so-called 'job,' and it's amazing we can come to the rink every day and play the game we love. "