- I usually try to stick to
my routines every single day.
- I have a game day routine
that I kind of follow.
- Try to do the same
thing over and over again.
- Step by step, and that
just mentally prepares me.
- It helps me mentally and
get ready for the games.
(drum heavy music)
- I prepare for the
game the exact same way,
I get up at the same time,
nap at the same time.
Get dressed at the same time, get dressed
the exact same way, tie my
skates the exact same way.
So, a little superstitious that way.
- Yeah, left before right,
for my gear, skates, everything.
I think it might be
just like reading book,
you read left to write,
you write left to right.
I'm not picky with my music,
I kind of like a bit of
everything, so whatever's going on,
I'll probly sing along to
every fourth word that I know,
and just try to keep it loose and
not too serious all the time.
- For me, I find going in
the gym and working out
and stretching and getting
my body prepared that way,
and getting ready for the game that night
is the best way for me.
- Physically, same thing with routine,
when I get to the rink,
there's a bunch of things I do.
So, when the clock hits 55, I
head into the training room,
roll out on vibrating roller,
do a couple of certain stretches,
head back to the training
room around 45 minutes.
Have this thing called Biofreeze,
they throw it all over my
legs, kind of like an ice bath,
and then I go get changed,
and head out to warm up,
no helmet.
- Again, I have my routines
when I get out there.
I have to flick a couple of
pucks over the glass for fans,
fans are always looking
for pucks, and for us to
just to flick a puck over for a fan and
put a smile on their face
and kind of make their day.
I find it gets you in a
good mood before the game.
Juggle the puck every game
and try to kick at it,
little soccer move up to my stick again.
I don't get it a lot of the
time, but I keep practicing.
I should be good enough
by now, but I still suck.
- I'm the puck digger.
I got my touches and warm up a
lot more than the other guys,
just because I'm making so many passes,
and I feel like that mentally
prepares me for the game,
and you know different guys
presenting different targets.
So, I'm just trying to
be sharp and warm up.
- I have to do the exact same stretching
at the exact same time,
stand in the same spot.
And I sound like lunatic right now,
but it helps me mentally prepare for it,
and I feel better about myself.
- I was always a LeBron fan,
and that's how it started,
he kind of did the chalk,
and then in Juniors
had this spin around
move that I always did
coming down the wing, and so I always try
to incorporate that in warmup
just to get my edges going,
and so I do that by the
bench, grab a water bottle,
spin, sit there, check the clock, kind of
stare down an opponent that
I'm trying to intimidate.
I'm not really intimidating,
but I always kind of like
to think I am, and then
shoot a little water in the
air and get off the ice.
- I mean if you have a good
game or if your team plays well
when you do those certain
routines, then you feel confident
you're going to do the exact
same thing again the next game.
