Pat Burns

Coming to another hockey Mecca like Toronto makes you a better coach. I want to have fun again. I want to make it fun for everybody, and it's fun when you win.

As for my career, I always said to my kids, 'you don't cry because it's over, you're happy because it happened.'

The kids get cheated out of a lot of times with their dad. They were good about it.

I know my life is nearing its end and I accept that.

I'm not an overly happy person. There are times when I'm happy, and that's usually in my private life.

I believe in Wendel Clark. We want Wendel to be a prime-time player.

They're trying to kill me before I'm dead. I come to Quebec to spend some time with my family and they say I'm dead.

I got hit with an octopus in Detroit one time. It was the most gross thing I've ever had happen. I got it right in the back of the neck; all the juice was coming down. It was awful.

Toronto was a great place to work, a fun place to work. People were so hockey-oriented, hockey-minded, without being too critical. In Montreal, they got downright nasty sometimes.