"It was awesome ... it really was. What was interesting was even though my dad and mom were living in Philly, we really didn't see each other. We saw each other at Christmas, Thanksgiving, but the crossover was really at the rink. I found out he was named coach (in December 1991) when I came to the rink that day. Our big Flyers defenseman Kjell Samuelsson asked me, 'What do you think of the change?' I said, 'What change?' He said 'Paul Holmgren got fired,' and I couldn't believe it. Then he asked, 'Come on; you know.' But I really didn't. Then he said, 'It's your dad.' I didn't get the heads up until I walked into the rink to find out dad was coaching. I think in a lot of ways he was probably a little tougher on me than most players. I think I had some pretty solid seasons with him but he still kind of gave me a little shot every now and then, 'Gee, you're handling that puck like friggin' grenade.' It's kind of neat to come full circle because at Devils development camp, not only was I coaching my son (Will), but Mark Recchi's son (Cam). [Recchi] was with me in Philadelphia. That's the amazing thing about hockey. That familial atmosphere that we have. It's so fun to watch the kids of ex-teammates playing hockey now."