Jason Garrison was on Vancouver’s TSN 1040 on Monday afternoon.

On how the last time he was on this show was a year ago, when he was traded by the Vancouver Canucks, and how it looks like things have turned out well for Garrison as he and his Lighting head into the Stanley Cup Final:

“Thank-you, I appreciate it. That was definitely a tough day, for sure, but like you said – things turned around. I’m very fortunate to be in the position I’m in now and still playing at this time of the year.

On if he has a preference of playing for his hometown or playing far away from home, having now had the perspective of doing both:

“It’s tough. Obviously there’s pros and cons to both. Being close to family is great and just having that support system nearby whenever anything is going on, it’s really nice to have.

“It’s good to get away sometimes too. You can get a lot of attention and you’ve got a lot of people texting you and calling you when I was in Vancouver. So sometimes it’s nice when you don’t have that all the time. A lot of the guys were Canucks fans when I was in Florida and then kind of became a little bit of Florida fans. You hear from them every once in a while. Then when I was in Vancouver, it was every night you’d get a handful of messages.

“But it’s good. I have the mindset you’re fortunate enough to at least play in the league, and I’ve been fortunate enough to play for my hometown as well. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. It was a great experience…

“Being in Tampa is awesome. I’m loving it. I love the city. I love the fans. I’ve got a good situation going on here.”

On if he’s over the sleight of having been asked to waive his no-trade clause by the Canucks a year ago, or if that will always stick with him:

“No, no, I think I was over it the second I waived it. You kind of have to just move forward. The process of it was difficult at times, but I think as soon as you make that decision – or that decision is made – it’s time to turn the page and to kind of look forward to a new beginning and a new team and just kind of forget the past as much as you can and just remember the lesson.”

When the British Columbia native was given a chance by the hosts to address the fans of his hometown:

“For everybody that supported me – and I see the tweets and everything that’s being said – I can’t thank you guys enough. Hopefully you guys keep watching, even though no local team is playing. But it’s been a fun ride and I couldn’t thank everyone enough for supporting me.”

Source: TSN 1040/ Transcript: Nichols