Dan Replies:
Q: Did you get nervous for the games?
A: I actually felt very calm. I was excited and anxious for the next game to start, but I wasn't nervous - either before or during the games. This is what we all wanted to do and we were there to do our jobs and we tried to do that. I get butterflies when I have to give talks to you.
Q: When (not if) the Ducks win the Stanley Cup, what will you do with the Cup when it's your turn to spend a day with it?
A: I'm sure I would have taken it fishing with me on Lake Michigan accompanied with my brothers.
Q: Is it true that you had a purple goatee?
A: That's true. I had a purple stripe down the middle of my beard.
Q: Why do some guys wear a beard and some guys don't?
A: Some guys have very sparse or light facial hair so it doesn't stand out, others just don't like beards and feel it's an unnecessary distraction.
Q: Will you have the Stanley Cup at your hockey camp (from a camper)?
A: No, but if we had won, it might have been a possibility.
Q: How many Ducks have never won the Cup?
A: Most of us. The winners that come to mind are Ozolinsh, Olausson, Sykora.
Q: Why does Adam Oates use a wooden stick. Aren't the composite sticks better?
A: While you can shoot a bit harder with a composite, they don't have the feel and control that a wooden stick does. Adam Oates is one of the best passers in the game - not a shooter. He prefers the feel and control a wooden stick gives him for his game.
Q: How did you react or cope with being bulletin board material for the Devils?
A: Not troubled at all. I don't think to say that I hope we win the Cup was anything that everyone in both locker rooms was thinking and saying anyway. But it gives me a new appreciation for those professional athletes who refuse to talk to the media. Don't forget that news people are paid to write and report stories. What's your favorite story?
Q: What's it like to be famous?
A: Perhaps you've heard that everyone is famous for 15 minutes. Do you know why that is? Because 15 minutes is about all you can stand.
Q: Do you think Jiggy should have won the Conn Smythe?
A: Without question. It's awarded to the player who is the most valuable throughout the playoffs, not to the player who played better in the final game. He beat Detroit, Dallas, and allowed only one goal in a four game series against the Wild.
Q: What's your favorite memory of the series?
A: Seeing my son with purple hair at the glass during warm-ups. Second favorite: having Steve Thomas score the game winner in OT in Game 4.
Q: Was the hit on Kariya by Stevens legal. Was Paul out cold?
A: It was a legal hit. He was out cold.
Q: What did Finals tickets cost. Could players get as many as they wanted?
A: $150 for the lower bowl. No, each visiting player was allotted 4.
Q: Was it hard to watch the players from the Devils skate around with the Cup?
A: I didn't watch.
Q: What did your father say to you after the loss in Game Seven?
A: He hugged me and whispered in my ear, "I love you and I'm proud of you. Very, very proud."
