"One night I even went to his home to discuss the struggles he was going through. It was around Thanksgiving. I was with my family at home. But I
couldn't stop thinking about the team and how dominant the Sharks could be if Marleau would realize his potential. After thinking about it all day, I couldn't take it anymore. I left my family, I
climbed into my car and drove to Marleau's home. My intention wasn't to yell at him. I wanted to inspire him, to let him know that his teammates were behind him. went there to tell him that I believed he could be one of the league's very best players if he just altered his game slightly, He needed play with more of an edge. He needed to show some bigger balls when the game was on the line.
"What no one seems to understand is that I believe Marleau is a special talent Marleau frustrated me when I
played with him because I wanted more from him. He was earning $6.9 million per season and I just didn't believe he brought the superstar effort that you would expect from that caliber of player.
I tried to tell him that that night, but I could tell 10 minutes into our
conversation that I was wasting my time. He considered my arrival at his house an intrusion. He listened to me, but he never did anything to change the way he was."
