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I am a great believer that a captain is as good as his team.

I always thought that I played better when I was the captain. If you look at my record during the six years I was captain - except for a couple of series - I did very well.

In the bad old days, captains were not good leaders. They didn't build teams; they were arrogant and autocratic.

As a captain, I think it's important that the players really know who you are and what you stand for, what your beliefs are, and to be consistent in those if things are going good or things are going bad.

Being the vice-captain, you see a lot of things on the field. You have to try and help the captain as much as you can and lead by example on the field. Small things like getting a run-out or taking a catch makes the other boys try and lift their standards. So yes, I do have an important role, even if I'm not captain.

I don't view myself as a team manager, but a team captain. I'm part of the team, but everybody else as well.

Anyway, I've never been captain in 16 years in the NHL. But that didn't stop me being a leader in my own way.

Throughout my entire life, I've always been a captain. I was the captain of my high school team. I was the captain at Oklahoma State University. I was the captain of the 2008 Olympic team.

I always liked the idea of leadership and being a captain.

But I just think as a captain, everybody's different.