‘Many folks have said to me that Gionta will be under pressure coming back to Western New York to try to help a bad team turn things around. I can’t imagine too much more pressure than being the captain of the Montreal Canadiens, especially if you’re American so he said he’ll be fine, “No, there’s always pressure, but pressure’s a good thing it pushes you to succeed. I’m at the point in my career now where I’m not trying to appease every friend and family member. I’ve been in the league a long time and the distraction of being close to home I think at this stage in my career that it won’t be there.”‘