'LIVE IN THE MOMENT'

The Flames aren't the only ones going all out with the milestone merch.
Back home, Brittany and the kids have debuted their own line of Looch-branded drip, including personalized varsity bombers and a swath of diamond-coated kicks, featuring Bruins, Kings, Oilers and Flames logos.
While they can't be there in person to help celebrate their dad's landmark achievement, they want him to know how special it is, and how they're right there in his corner, every step of the way.
Like always.

"That's all my wife," a grinning Milan Lucic said Tuesday morning. "I didn't have much to do with it, but it turned out pretty cool. The way she was able to get all the teams on one sleeve and flags on the other, with the '1,000' on the back.
"This is probably the biggest thing I've achieved since having my family and my own kids, so it's pretty special that I get to share this with my wife and three kids."
Lucic, who won a Stanley Cup with the Bruins in 2011 and made a return trip to the Final in 2013 but lost, is chasing down hockey's ultimate prize for them.
They weren't around when he was a wide-eyed 23-year-old parading the trophy around Copley Square in Boston. His oldest, Valentina, is eight years old now, and now has a real appreciation for what her father does for a living.
That makes the drive, the fire smoldering inside of him as he hunts down second championship, burn even hotter, now.
But most of all, he wants to inspire his family and the generation of youngsters following in his footsteps.
To be the guy that he looked up to when he was younger.
"This is the first time I had nerves in a pre-game skate in a very long time," Lucic said. There's that little kid inside of you again.
"I was lucky I had an uncle who played in the NHL and I remember that little kid when I was 10 years old meeting Jaromir Jagr back in '98, and the rest of the Penguins on that team. I thought how cool it was to meet those guys and now to be like one of those guys, it's a pretty cool and special feeling."

Lucic will become only the eighth player from B.C.'s lower mainland to reach the 1,000-game plateau, and is the first Vancouver Giants alumnus to receive the silver stick.
As the 32-year-looks back on how far he's come, it's impossible not to highlight the good times - a 30-goal season, the Gordie Howe hat-tricks, 124 Stanley Cup Playoff games and, yes, the Cup to cap it all off.
But he also makes time for the struggle.
The hard times.
The moments that test your limits and push you beyond anything you thought possible.
Embracing it all is what makes playing in the National Hockey League one of the best things, ever.

In Calgary, he's been the ultimate pro, who's not only had success on the ice, but as a leader in the dressing room.
His voice carries weight - and with a flock of young players filling out the roster these days, he's become somewhat of a luminary that players of all ages and backgrounds look to for support.
Just like he did when he arrived in Boston.
Or when he was overlooked or the WHL Bantam Draft.
Or, when he was told in grade school that the odds of making it were nearly impossible.
"It's a lot of self-belief, a lot of self-confidence," Lucic said of his 14-year odyssey. "I've been fortunate enough to have some special people in my life.
"But most of all, you've got to live in the moment. I can't say that it was my goal was to play 1,000 games - it was about living in the moment, staying in the moment and trying to win in the games on a day-to-day basis. That's the best way I can describe it.
"I think I heard them say Jordan Staal was the 354th guy to do it last night, so I guess that makes me the 355th guy to do it.
"When you look at how many players have played in this league and how many players have gotten to that mark, it's pretty cool to be able to say you reached this milestone."