I'll always welcome some extra shifts and some extra ice time, and it's my job to be as prepared as possible to play those minutes.
If I was on a third or fourth line I would probably be in the NHL, because you don't have to produce every night.
I'm most comfortable definitely when I'm on the ice. I love to play. It's something that I just love to do.
Sometimes when you start playing games you don't get as many practices and you don't get as many touches. People think you have the puck the whole time during a game - you really don't.
You get to the rink, stretch for 10-15 minutes, go on the ice 20 minutes before practice starts and do goalie drills, practice for an hour, then stay on the ice for about 10-15 minutes to do extra shooting.
My parents always tell me that they never would have let me start if they had known how expensive and difficult figure skating is.
I think sometimes when you play those extra shifts, it gets you into the game a little bit more and gets you a little bit more involved.
It's hard to score in this league when you don't get on the power play and don't play special teams.
The guys who don't get a lot of minutes, you get a lot more practice, you're on the ice, you're getting maybe a better workout, though you might not be getting all of the game stuff.
