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Last updated on December 22, 2024.
I think sometimes when you play those extra shifts, it gets you into the game a little bit more and gets you a little bit more involved.
I always go home to Buffalo in the offseason. I really enjoy my home town.
It's cool that I'm 20 and am on the cover of the video game. A lot of kids play hockey, and a few get drafted, and only a few get to be on the cover. It's a great feeling.
I think you try to improve every season and every game and be prepared about certain defensemen you're playing against, certain ways to find open ice.
I think, for me, I'm a player that wants the puck, and I'm a better player when I have it.
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.
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.
Obviously, you want to help the team win in any way possible. If that's scoring goals, great.
Just try to get the puck and make plays, not so much worry about scoring or getting an assist or points, just try to get it and make plays. That should take care of itself.
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 ,you want to demand the puck; you want to have it as much as you can because you feel like good things can happen when it's on your stick.
As an offensive player, you always want to produce and score goals, especially when that's your job on the team.
I'll always welcome some extra shifts and some extra ice time, and it's my job to be as prepared as possible to play those minutes.
Understanding where to be in your own zone really takes some time and development to learn.
Since I was drafted by the Blackhawks, the people of Chicago have really embraced me and treated me with nothing but respect.
I think for me, personally, I'm a guy who has watched ESPN ever since I've been growing up. You turn it on, and it's one of the first stories - the Blackhawks and hockey, which you don't really see on that station. That's cool to see.
People might be making too much of me maturing and growing; I’m still the same person. I still like to joke around and have fun in the locker room and on the road trips. I still get into arguments with Jonathan because we both have strong opinions, and we’re both so comfortable with our relationship that we can argue and still have a healthy friendship.
I'm playing against men who are bigger and stronger than I'm used to. I've definitely got to bulk up at some point.
They left us together for a reason. Let's show them why.
Throwing out the first pitch at the Cubs game and having 40,000 people give me a standing ovation was probably one of the highlights of my life. You could see what a great sports town Chicago is.
A lot of things drive me. What it comes down to is that I want to be the best.
I think maybe our team was too young and stupid to even know what was going on.
Sometimes I didn't want to skate. My dad would push me so hard to get better.
You can curse the darkness or light a candle. The choice is yours.
I went from junior hockey to the World Junior Championships to the combine and the draft, to the Blackhawks camp, and then a full NHL season and then the World Championships. At nineteen, that's exhausting.
No, that's not true. I didn't see his place that much, but he's a good kid and I had fun playing with him.