1: Well for starters, I can tell you that everyone in the Seattle locker room was absolutely pumped up beyond belief to make the playoffs. It's my first season with the squad, and the energy was truly like nothing I've ever experienced before, and I know that they brought that energy with them to the ice for every single game of their series against Texas. A lot of outsiders probably labeled us as underdogs or longshots in that particular matchup, and that's a fair analysis -- Texas has an older, more experienced and developed team, but our boys have been playing gritty hockey all season and they felt pretty comfortable coming into the series that they'd put up a good fight, keeping the pressure on Texas the whole time and never letting off the gas regardless of score.

As for performance at the analyst desk? Well, Jeff isn't gonna bullshit you and say he was a natural -- it was a shaky, nervous start being in front of all those cameras, but eventually you get into the groove of having a chat with the lads and it all just kind of melts away. He might have a new career in mind once his playing days are over after that experience.