‘”I came from a comfortable situation. I’m from the Ottawa area, my wife and kids are there. Everybody was speculating I might be the next guy there. I don’t know whether I was going to be or not, but I’m sure I would’ve been a candidate, and when this came, (it’s like) a blank slate. (There’s) money to spend when it’s the right time here to be a (salary cap) team. This was just an attractive, attractive time for me to branch out on my own and put my stamp on the game of hockey.”‘