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" It's kind of cool to have the whole country at your back. Not just a city, but the whole country is rooting for you. "

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" I know hockey is growing in the U.S., and it's becoming more popular, but anything to get the game out there and see how we view it. We view it as the best game in the world. "

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

" I don't want to be satisfied with where I'm at or happy about what I've done. I want to keep pushing it. "

" Especially in the day and age now with social media and cameraphones and things like that, you always have to act like you're being watched. "

" I like Joe Sakic. Coming out of Buffalo, I obviously like Alexander Mogliny, Pat LaFontaine. Hasek is up there. Miroslav Satan. Whoever seemed to be a good player at the time I'd watch. Jagr too. I tried to learn a lot from those guys. "

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

" It's good for the NHL to implement different things - the 3-on-3, money that'll go to players - to try to get us to play at a higher level. "

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

" I don't know if I expected to be a captain of an All-Star team. It's pretty cool. "

" 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. "

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

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

" A lot of the players that I play with who are Canadian, they call me Patty. Before then, I never heard it. I didn't mind Patty. "

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

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

" It's great to be able to continue my career in Chicago. Playing with the best organization in sports and the best fans in the game is a blessing. "

" 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. "

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

" If you do something wrong, it's going to be all over the place. Not only does that go for me, but anyone in here. You just really have to be aware of it. "

" For PSP, we play the 'SOCOM' game as a team on the plane, and it's pretty cool because you can connect to everyone. "

" I've always prided myself on being myself and trying to stick true to who I am and how I was raised. "

" Sometimes it's nice just being in your own room and having a quiet night and relaxing and getting ready for the game. "

" I wouldn't be face-washing anyone in real life. I'd be skating to the bench real fast to get away. "

" My favorite thing to do in this world is to be on the ice playing hockey and try to entertain fans and bring wins to the Chicago Blackhawks. "

" Something even minor I do is going to be reported because of things that have happened in the past. You have to be aware of that. "

" 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. "

" It's always cool to go to different places and see what's really out there in the world. "

" 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. "

" 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. "