"I’ve made my decision and I’m coming back to play," Modano said. "I think everyone eventually knew I was going to come back, but I still wanted to take some time and think about things. Watching everyone else playing in the playoffs helped push me to make the decision. This is the best time of year and we want to get back to playing post-season hockey next season."

--Mike Modano in an interview with DallasStars.com