All the workouts and the rehab . . . it was worth it. Once the scar tissue breaks down a little more, I'll have a little more range and start feeling a little better.

I approached the day like I was going to be in the lineup. I'm not 100 per cent, but I want to be in the playoffs.

Hopefully my experience can help a little bit. I'm just a small piece of the puzzle.

Hopefully, I can go a little bit harder next game and get back in stride. My experience can help a little bit -- I'm a small piece of the puzzle and just trying to contribute.

I didn't know if it was going to count. I was pushed into the net, but it wasn't dislodged. I saw the puck go by me. I asked Matt after and he said it went in before it came off.

I obviously didn't envision this. I thought we had it going pretty good there up 2-0. They came back and we found away to get it done. Obviously I didn't envision scoring the game winner in overtime but you know all in all it was a great feeling and it was a good two points for us.

I honestly didn't know how my body would respond today. I'm definitely not 100 per cent, but if I can be a small piece to this puzzle to help us get into the playoffs, then I'll sacrifice my body for it.

According to everybody else he has a lot to prove. And there has been a lot on his mind but he's focused on hockey. He's going to be OK.

I've been around long enough that people know what kind of player I am and I think there's only an upside to all this.

Dr. Meyers is a specialist in this area and he determined right away what the problem was. I was about two seconds from boarding a plane back to Vancouver to spend a couple of days thinking about it, but I thought this was the best way to go.