32 Quotes by Andrew Ference

But, when you see the standings every day, it's tough to consider this the dog days. So, mentally, it's pretty easy to get focused. Physically, obviously, it's a challenge. The Olympic year has compressed the schedule. The games are hard and fast, and look at the teams we're playing -- Vancouver, Vancouver, Nashville, Minnesota, Edmonton.

He's not just a grind-it-out guy. He's got the offensive talent and for him to get that reward is a good shot for his confidence.

I can chant to him in the back room. We have a lot of good players and it's a team game, but he's pretty amazing.

And that's 20 with guys keying on him. It didn't take the league long to figure out that . . . we like to get him shooting the puck. To put that many in the net with guys cheating out on you is very impressive.

I’m pretty far out of the loop. There’s always a lot of speculation and what-have-you. I’m sure it’s fun for people to watch and have fantasies of who might go where. The reality is, guys will change teams.