«I'm sure there'll be an influx of some young players, but we're not gonna rebuild the team, To me, a rebuild is when you look the players, the coaches, the fans in the eye and say we're gonna be really, really bad. And if we were really, really bad, I don't think Alex would break the record.
He's very cognizant of doing this the right way, Alex said, ''I'm not gonna be a third-line guy playing 8-10 minutes a game where you trot me out on the power play and let me score my goals. That's not what I want to do. Promise me you'll keep the team competitive and a playoff team.' And he promised to come in shape all the time and not be fixated on the record but be fixated on winning another Stanley Cup.