He was a young guy from Montreal, like me. I idolized him because he came in (to the NHL) so young and he showed he could do the job. He made me see the possibility of doing it myself.

I'm used to it because we had the same thing in Ottawa whenever Montreal or Toronto came in our building. It builds a rivalry, and it builds electricity in the air.

The opponent was always so petrified of him.

You kind of wonder what's next. Maybe Lou is the right guy for the time being, to make us more accountable.

When he hit me, I didn't really feel the stick more than my legs going down under me. You've got to be careful with your stick, bottom line. Accident or not, he's responsible for his stick.

If they had 30 Martin Brodeurs out there, that rule wouldn't be there; nobody would have voted for it, ... There are just too many teams that didn't have these goalies that were ready to make sure the guys that were affecting the games weren't able to do it anymore.