I just cannot have an offer on the table and just let it go.
I'm not looking at 50 - first I have to get Number 49.
Look at great teams like Detroit a couple of years ago; they win the Stanley Cup and guys only score 25 goals, nobody has a really big season.
My job is to score goals.
My speed is my greatest asset.
Now I'm kind of different. I'm not saying I lost my spark - I still have it - but I don't chase the goal as much as I used to. I'm playing for the team and I still know I can score, but it's different than two or three years back.
Obviously, I have a lot of memories here... but at the same time I'm going to put all my energies into moving forward and doing my best for the Thrashers.
Sometimes that happens. I know how it feels to lose eight or nine to nothing. It can be frustrating but it was good for us. This was a team that was hot the last nine games. It seemed like any puck we touched went our way.
That's probably what a game is going to look like. A lot of special teams, penalty killing and power plays - you've got to take advantage.
Two or three years ago, every game I want to score. And after I score a goal I have a spark and I'm so happy I want more.
We dreamed of winning a medal. Maybe we wanted it too much. We should have relaxed a bit and maybe we would have played better.
We talked to the referees before the game; there's always new situations to adjust, for the refs and for us as well. Even on the ice, it's good for players to talk and interact with the referee.
We want to learn all the game and play the best way and take to our advantage.
You have to play defense, that's how you win.
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