My very best memory of Montreal was the moment inside the Olympic arena when I was waiting under the stadium and those majestic gates opened up. It was a whole other world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I remember the great atmosphere and the great stadium.
In Montreal, I kept thinking, 'Pay attention: this is the Olympics! It only happens once every four years!'
The excitement of the fans in Montreal, especially in the playoffs, I don't think you can get that anywhere else. For a hockey player, I kind of wish everyone could go through that and experience what it is to play there. It's very unique.
Since the beginning, I always loved the game. When you grow up in Montreal, one day you want to be a professional hockey player. When I was six or seven, I knew that was what I wanted.
It was so much fun being in the Olympic Village and meeting all the athletes.
This Olympics is almost a little sad. It is my final Olympics. There are a lot of good memories.
Toronto was a great place to work, a fun place to work. People were so hockey-oriented, hockey-minded, without being too critical. In Montreal, they got downright nasty sometimes.
I will remember all the days at the Olympics.
I remember perfectly my first trip to New York, when I was on the bridge between Brooklyn and Manhattan, when I saw the skyscrapers. It was like an incredible dream.
The Olympics: not one of my better memories.