I'm realistic. And realistically, I'm not that type of player that earns that type of money any more. So I'd be willing to take a little cut to get a couple of extra years.

I just want to play. The sixth game of the series went to overtime tied 1–1 while Dallas held a 3–2 series lead. League officials stated that that very scenario was addressed in a memo sent to the league's on-ice officials prior to the start of the playoffs.

He was named a first team all-star on three occasions and played in eight NHL All-Star Games. Pearson Award that year as the league's most valuable player. Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9 1964) is a Canadian-born American former National Hockey League (NHL) player and general manager and currently an executive vice president and alternate governor of the Dallas Stars.