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I can multitask.
Everyone cheats.
I take a lot of naps.
I'm not a big nickname guy.
Hockey is a year-round job.
It's all about team accolades.
I'm so proud to be in Edmonton.
Every little muscle is so important.
I think the fans want to see offense.
I personally want to play in the playoffs.
We want to play in the playoffs as a team.
Scoring isn't the only thing in this game.
It's a slim margin of error in this league.
Obviously as a kid you collect hockey cards.
I definitely still work on my skating a lot.
I was always the pouty little kid whenever I lost.
You have to make every day count toward your dream.
My expectations on myself exceed any of those put on me.
I've been lucky to be surrounded by some good hockey minds.
It's more fun to be playing hockey than doing anything else.
When you're a rookie, sometimes your voice is not really heard.
Even when I wasn't on the ice, I was always on my rollerblades.
You don't want to be that big shot, some guy who's some... whatever.
Everyone in the League wants to play in the playoffs; I am no different.
You want to win hockey games, and it doesn't really matter how you do it.
There's always ways to improve your game and be more dangerous and dynamic.
I don't care how any other Canadian team does, other than the Edmonton Oilers.
I definitely feel like I'm a smarter player than when I first entered the League.
If you're tanking to get a higher draft pick, you really shouldn't be playing hockey.
I'm trying to work on it - not cheating, stopping in the 'D' zone, all that kind of stuff.
You want to be ramping up toward the playoffs. You want to be peaking as you're heading in.
If you're putting the puck in an awkward place for someone, that's right away, advantage: you.
Every Hockey Canada event, the first day you just do a thousand interviews. You get used to it.
Not a lot of people get to meet their role model and idol in life, and I've been really lucky that way.
The beauty of hockey players is that they make everyone feel included and make everyone feel a part of it.
You don't want to be somebody that signs a deal and kind of shuts it down, that's not going to be me at all.
I think I'm a good passer and can make plays, but there's definitely a knack to putting the puck in the net.
As a teenager you've got a lot of stuff going on all the time. It's hard to find a couple extra hours of sleep.
The OHL compared to the NHL playoffs, I don't think they really compare. You can't really rely on that experience.
It's not always the best roster that wins, it's the best team, and sometimes that maybe doesn't jell all that well.
We definitely do a lot of tip drills at practice and try to work on your hand-eye coordination and stuff like that.
We owe it to the fans and we owe it to ourselves to give it everything we have to try and put ourselves in the playoffs.
Being solid in your own zone, being a good faceoff guy, those are things that are all important as you go deep in the playoffs.
After going through the playoffs, you definitely get a sense for how important it is to go through it at least once before you win.
I think you've just got to have everyone buy in, working towards a common goal. Doesn't matter who gets the credit. Really doesn't.
It's insane to really think about, someone is going to pay me $100 million to do what I would do anyway on a regular day; it's insane.
I'm dying to play in the playoffs. Dying to bring a little success back to Edmonton. I think the fans deserve it, the city deserves it.
I think that's what you need throughout your lineup. You need guys to help each other and feed off each other and to have that chemistry.
I'm a guy who wants to make a lasting impression on hockey, and if I'm going to do that, I have a lot more work to do than just one season.
I am never going to be much of a physical presence. For me, it's more about taking my strength and finding a way to use it as an advantage.