-"This is probably the place where I'm hated the most, even more than in Buffalo. I've had beer thrown on me in the penalty box. I've had death threats there ... "-about his first game in Philly as a Penguin.

-"You know, you get the odd death threat on your voice mail that they're going to shoot you from the top row."

-"No. As long as you have the `do not disturb' on your phone, you're OK."- When asked if he checks into hotel rooms under an assumed name.

-"Usually when I get beat up I have to smile because that's the only thing I have going for me. Everyone has a role, whether it's scoring goals, agitating, fighting or just playing hard. Hopefully, my smile will add a little something to (his role)."

-"I'm glad I'm playing on the same team as Wright, because he's got one of the biggest mouths in the league."

-"My linemates today, they moved the puck pretty well, I was getting some passes I've never gotten before."

-"It was nice to start off that way and get a little ovation and win the fans over, That's something I had in Buffalo, and it's something I took a lot of pride in."

-"My job is to stir things up and work hard."

-"It was nerve-wracking, You don't know how the fans are going to accept you until you get out on the ice. I was nervous but confident."- about his first game as a Penguin.

-"Emotion is something you can't press a button on and off. Emotion is something you have within and bring out."

-"To have one of the best players ever to lace up skates as your boss is amazing, plus at certain points, we're also going to have his insight on how to win a Stanley Cup"- about Lemieux becoming the Pen's new owner.

-"It's really exciting. I think everyone was pulling for him to get a hold of the team. Everyone knows his clout in Pittsburgh, not only saving the franchise once, but saving it twice."- about Lemieux becoming the Pen's new owner.

-"Everybody said I was a cancer in the dressing room..."-about his ex-teammates in Buffalo.

-"Michael's a great player, Michael's a great player and, uh...Michael's a great player. He's a real good player."-Barnaby's only comments about Michael Peca.

-"I'm not doing that test, that screwed me up mentally for a little too long. I failed every one. I don't think I could (pass) that when I'm sane."- about neurological testing.

-"As a player, it's really nice to know that your coach feels bad for you for something that shouldn't have been said, that's ridiculous what was said on TV. I'm going to write a letter to their people. I don't think it was right. I don't think they have any right to comment - when a guy's lying on the ground - what they think is right or wrong until they know what really happened."- about the Avs announcers that said he was faking his injuries.

-"I don't have much brains to scramble, so I should be OK in that regard."

-"You definitely wonder how many (hits) you can absorb, but I think I'm far from that limit. You definitely think back every time you get one, you think that maybe the next one's the end of your career.

-"I don't know how many I've had. It's a lot going back to junior. I only had one in pro hockey before this where I was knocked out cold. This time I never blacked out, but I was stunned. This is my third one in pro (hockey), which isn't bad. That's over seven years, and they haven't been too serious. I've never been hospitalized or anything like that."

-"They name 12 words to you, and you have to repeat all 12. If you can't get all 12, they do it again, and you have to get all 12 by the third time. It's tough. It's not easy. But definitely, when you've had trauma to the brain, your brain just doesn't focus."-about neurological testing.

-"Another thing is they give you 60 seconds to name as many words as you can that start with, say, the letter `R,' and you have to ramble them off. The first time I got my concussion, I named off four. (Monday), I did, like, 32. There's a substantial difference when you're feeling OK."-about neurological testing.

-"There are about six different tests, a whole bunch of different things. Fortunately, the results were a whole lot better this time than they were the last time. I passed with flying colors. That's a good sign. I passed the test, and I'm ready to go."-about neurological testing.

-"He's a coward. He hits from behind. He never fights. He's a joke for a captain in the room. And a lot of other guys on the team share the same feeling. I know because they told me."- On Michael Peca.

-"Everyone was expecting me to do something stupid, to be an idiot. But I just want to play hockey to beat the team, to knock them out. Trust me, this is better than winning any fight."