When I was making my visits and taking my meetings during my free agency back before the Season 29 season started I really didn't think much about the city I might be playing in. I was more concerned with the quality of hockey, management, teammates, and pretty much anything else having to do with the game of hockey and the organization. I never really realized how much living in one city compared to another could change the way you live your life. Back in Tampa Bay where I lived most of my years with my father playing for Lightning I was used to heat, humidity, and a vibrant somewhat outrageous group of people in the community. It was a fast paced life style, one that I wasn't always the most comfortable with, and I really though the whole world lived much in the same way.

Now that I have been living in Denver, Colorado for the past two years I have realized that not everything is the same. In Denver it feels a lot more like a family and community than it did in Tampa. The people here are extremely friendly and they really helped me learn about Denver and what it is all about. If I ever were to settle down and have a family a place like Denver would be an ideal area to grow up and settle down in. Not too mention the sport fans here are passionate and will always stand by my side through the good and the bad. I have lived on two polar opposites of the spectrum and I have to say I certainly enjoy the side I am in now more than the one I was in before.