takes to get to June hockey. It's relentless. It doesn't end. You don't get that day break even between series. You're moving on and you're pushing and finding ways to win. The experience of playing that late and being rewarded for it, I think it teaches you how to win." Since arriving in San Jose you have made the Stanley Cup Playoffs every year, including twice reaching the Western Conference Finals and twice getting eliminated in the first round. Have your teams performed below expectations based on the personnel you've had? "Well, the answer to that would be yes and no for me. I've spent four years here now, going into year five, and I believe there are two years of, 'Yes, we should have gotten a lot more out of our team,' and there were two years where it was, 'Hey, we got a lot out of our team.' "In Year 1 we won the Presidents' Trophy and were out in the first round against a very good Anaheim team. That was a disappointment. I feel we could have gotten more out of that group. And, last year was tough for us and I believe there was more for us there. "I've spent four years here now, going into year five, and I believe there are two years of, 'Yes, we should have gotten a lot more out of our team,' and there were two years where it was, 'Hey, we got a lot out of our team.'" --