Marc-Edouard Vlasic was heavily featured in Elliotte Friedman’s excellent weekly “30 Thoughts” column. It’s worth reading the whole thing, but here’s the pertinent bits about Pickles, including his desire to spend his entire career in San Jose. I’ve included the quotes. You can head over to the column to read it all in the proper context.
“I like to win. For me it’s about winning,” Vlasic said by phone on Monday. “If I score 10 points all year and we win the Cup, I’ll be very happy. It shows I’m lucky enough to be on a team that is in the race every year.