On reunion with Neal Broten: "I didn't even know he was alive still. I didn't know where he was hiding. It was good to see him. I haven't seen him in a long time. He still acts and looks the same. Now he's a grandpa."
Why quit: "I think a lot of players say that. Now I know what they go through in this moment of their career when you have a little bit of tug of war with that decision of keep going or not and letting it go. A lot of people have said to keep going and go as long as you can, but sometimes the scenario and the situation isn't such. Those factors will be played out as the summer goes on. It's hard to make those decisions right now. I need some time, I think. Coming back to Minnesota: "Rare and unique to say the least. …The moments I had here were real special. … Just diehard hockey fans. A lot of people bleed the North Star history and what that was all about early on." Run to Finals (1991): "Considering our situation, I think we had to win one of the last two wins just to get in. I think we had to win in Quebec just to get the eighth spot, and then to go and beat Chicago and St. Louis and Edmonton – three of the best teams in the league at that time – it was just a Cinderella story of no other. Not losing a home game until the Pittsburgh series certainly was a phenomenal run, and the way the crowd got into it and the town, it was pretty electric." Timeline to made decision: "I don't know. I was saying July at some point you have to realize you need about 8 to 10 to 12 weeks to get in shape and get ready for the season. Our ownership situation is still up in the air, and once that's figured out and directed in the right way, everything else will probably fall into place. We're well under the cap, so we have room to move there as far as free agents. Marty Turco's situation, that's writing on the wall, and not knowing what [Jere] Lehtinen was going to do, so there's a lot of unanswered questions there. But I guess it we'll just let it play out. I've talked to [GM] Joe Nieuwendyk about it quite a bit." What do you expect tonight: "I'm sure it'll be tough as the game winds down, just possibly being your last game, not only here, but in your career. So that's going to be hard and difficult." Wear North Stars jersey tonight in warmups: "Ahhh, we're going to possibly pull one out at some point during the game, and we'll see how that goes over. But there's nothing better than the old green North Star jerseys." Is Dallas only option, or talk to other teams: "Possibly. I think that would determine what situation was there, and who was there, the players that'd I'd know on that team and coaches and if I had any history with anybody. That would definitely be a last resort if it didn't work out in Dallas."
