Max Strbak carrying global experiences in quest to 'earn everything' with Sabres

kAmw:D A2C6?ED[ |2CE:? 2?5 {F3:<2[ 2?5 3C@E96C[ |2CE:? yC][ D9@FE65[ “*6DP” t249 E@@< EFC?D 9F88:?8 2?5 4@?8C2EF=2E:?8 |2I[ 362>:?8 H9:=6 C6>:?5:?8 9:> E@ D2G@C E96 >@>6?E] p?5 2D E96 `g\J62C\@=5 5676?D6>2? 3682? E96 =@?8 H2=< E@ >66E 6G6CJ@?6 2E E96 $23C6D’ 5C27E E23=6[ 9:D 72E96C C62=:K65 E92E 96 >:DD65 @?6 :>A@CE2?E 56E2:= 5FC:?8 E96 2??@F?46>6?E]k^Am

kAm“(6 24EF2==J 5:5?’E <?@H :E H2D qF772=@[” 25>:EE65 |2CE:?[ =2F89:?8 H9:=6 C642==:?8 E96 6>@E:@?2= 46=63C2E:@? 5FC:?8 2 A9@?6 :?E6CG:6H H:E9 %96 qF772=@ }6HD] “(6 ;FDE 962C5 9:D ?2>6[ E96? H6 DE2CE65 E@ 23D@C3 2== E96 :?7@C>2E:@? E92E :E H2D qF772=@] (6 4@F=5?’E 36 92AA:6C 2?5 AC@F56C]”k^Am

kAm|2I H2D 72>:=:2C H:E9 E96 $23C6D] %96J H6C6 @?6 @7 E96 E62>D H:E9 H9@> 96 >6E 2E E96 D4@FE:?8 4@>3:?6 :? qF772=@] w6 DA@<6 E@ E96> E9C@F89@FE E96 J62C :? $:@FI u2==D[ H96C6 96 C6=@42E65 7C@> u:?=2?5 E@ 25;FDE E@ E96 }@CE9 p>6C:42? DEJ=6 @7 A=2J] w:D D62D@? :? E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D w@4<6J {628F6 H2D “2 =:EE=6 3:E @7 2 C@==6C 4@2DE6C[” 244@C5:?8 E@ $23C6D 2>2E6FC D4@FE:?8 5:C64E@C y6CCJ u@CE@?[ 3FE $EC32< H2D 6I46AE:@?2= 2E E:>6D 282:?DE 4@==686\2865 A=2J6CD]k^Am

kAm%96 :?E6C?2E:@?2= DE286 :D H96C6 $EC32< D9:?65] w6 925 E9C66 2DD:DED 7@C $=@G2<:2 2E E96 xxwu &?56C\a_ (@C=5 r92>A:@?D9:A[ E96? 42AE2:?65 E96 4@F?ECJ 2E E96 &?56C\`g H@C=5D 2?5 AC@5F465 D:I 2DD:DED :? D6G6? 82>6D] p e\7@@E\a 5676?D6>2? H:E9 2 C:89E\92?565 D9@E[ $EC32< 7:ED E96 H2J E96 $23C6D H2?E E@ A=2J] w6’D 2 A@H6C7F= D<2E6C[ 6I46=D 2E 3C62<:?8 E96 AF4< @FE @7 9:D K@?6[ 5676?5D 92C5[ 3=@4<D D9@ED 2?5 AC@G:56D 2? 6586 2E E96 A@D:E:@?] w:D 56G6=@A>6?E H:== 4@?E:?F6 2E |:49:82? $E2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ[ H96C6 96’== A=2J 7@C E96 $A2CE2?D 368:??:?8 E9:D 72==]k^Am

kAmw:D D<:== 2?5 4@>A6E:E:G6?6DD[ 4@>3:?65 H:E9 E96 >2EFC:EJ 82:?65 E9C@F89 =:G:?8 :? D6G6C2= 4@F?EC:6D 5FC:?8 9:D 72E96C’D A=2J:?8 2?5 4@249:?8 42C66CD[ =65 9:> E@ 36 E96 7:CDE 5676?D6>2? D6=64E65 3J qF772=@ H:E9 E96 cdE9 A:4< @7 E96 5C27E]k^Am

kAm“xE’D 366? 2 G6CJ 8@@5 6IA6C:6?46 H:E9 E96 5C27E[ 4@>3:?6 2?5 6G6CJE9:?8[” $EC32< E@=5 %96 }6HD 27E6C 2 C646?E 56G6=@A>6?E 42>A AC24E:46 :? {tr~| w2C3@C46?E6C] “x H2D 96C6 :? qF772=@ 7@C E96 4@>3:?6 EH@ H66<D 28@[ ?@E <?@H:?8 H96C6 x’== 36] %@ 36 96C6 2?5 D66:?8 6G6CJE9:?8 282:?[ x’> DE:== :? D9@4<] x’> ;FDE G6CJ 6I4:E65 E@ 36 A2CE @7 E9:D @C82?:K2E:@? 2?5 6I4:E65 7@C E96 7FEFC6] x ;FDE 92G6 E@ 62C? 6G6CJE9:?8 E92E x 86E]”k^Am

kAmtC:4 #F5 H2D 9:C65 2D 4@249 @7 E96 &$w{’D $:@FI u2==D $E2>A656 @?=J 2 76H H66<D 367@C6 EC2:?:?8 42>A 3682?] w6 5:5?’E <?@H >F49 23@FE 9:D C@DE6C @E96C E92? ?2>6D 2?5 H92E =:EE=6 :?7@C>2E:@? H2D A2DD65 2=@?8 3J @E96C DE277 >6>36CD] $EC32< H2D 2 A=2J6C >6?E:@?65 2D D@>6@?6 H9@ 4@F=5 36 2 9:89\6?5 5C27E A:4< :? a_ab[ J6E #F5 925?’E D66? E96 <:5 A=2J 2?5 @?=J <?6H E96 32D:4 56E2:=D]k^Am

kAmxE H2D?’E F?E:= E96:C 7:CDE E62> AC24E:46 E92E #F5 F?56CDE@@5 H92E 96 925 @? 9:D 3=F6 =:?6]k^Am

kAm“(96? J@F’C6 @? E96 :46 H:E9 9:> E96 7:CDE E:>6[ J@F F?56CDE2?5 C:89E 2H2J[ ‘(@H[ E9:D :D?’E J@FC CF?\@7\E96\>:== A=2J6C[’” #F5 C642==65 5FC:?8 2 A9@?6 :?E6CG:6H H:E9 %96 }6HD] “w6’D 2 <:5 H9@ 92D 2 492?46 E@ A=2J E96 82>6 2 =@?8 E:>6]”k^Am

kAm}@ A=2J6C @? E96 C@DE6C[ @C &$w{ 7@C E92E >2EE6C[ 7@==@H65 E96 D2>6 A2E9 2D $EC32< E@ $@FE9 s2<@E2] w:D 72E96C’D A=2J:?8 42C66C 2D 2 5676?D6>2? DA2??65 aa J62CD 2?5 EC2G6CD65 D:I 4@F?EC:6D[ :?4=F5:?8 ch 82>6D H:E9 E96 }w{’D !:EED3FC89 !6?8F:?D 2?5 {@D p?86=6D z:?8D :? a__b\_c 367@C6 |2I H2D 3@C?]k^Am

kAmt249 E:>6 |2CE:? D:8?65 2 4@?EC24E 6=D6H96C6[ E96 72>:=J C6=@42E65] t249 DE@A 3C@F89E 2 ?6H D6E @7 492==6?86D[ 7C@> =2?8F286 E@ 4F=EFC6] {F3:<2[ E96 72>:=J >2EC:2C49[ DEF5:65 6249 =2?8F286 2?5 96=A65 E96:C 49:=5C6? 5@ E96 D2>6] %96J =:G65 :? $=@G2<:2[ #FDD:2[ rK649 #6AF3=:4[ $H656? 2?5 u:?=2?5] %96 =2EE6C 92D 2 =2H E92E 2?J@?6 C6=@42E:?8 7C@> 2 5:776C6?E 4@F?ECJ >FDE 92G6 2 32D:4 F?56CDE2?5:?8 @7 E96 =2?8F286] |2I 2?5 9:D 3C@E96C[ |2CE:? yC][ 6?C@==65 :? 2 =@42= D49@@= 2?5 BF:4<=J 3642>6 7=F6?E :? u:??:D9]k^Am

kAmqJ E96 E:>6 |2I 2CC:G65 :? $:@FI u2==D[ 96 DA@<6 t?8=:D9[ $=@G2<[ rK649[ u:??:D9 2?5 #FDD:2?] w6 F?56CDE@@5 E96 =:76DEJ=6 @7 2 AC@76DD:@?2= 2E9=6E6 2?5 DA6?E E96 AC6G:@FD E9C66 J62CD =:G:?8 :? u:?=2?5 H9:=6 E96 C6DE @7 9:D 72>:=J C6EFC?65 E@ $=@G2<:2[ H96C6 9:D 72E96C H@C<D 7@C E96 $=@G2< x46 w@4<6J u656C2E:@?’D >6E9@5@=@8J 56A2CE>6?E]k^Am

kAm“pD 2 <:5[ J@F ECJ E@ D@4:2=:K6 2?5 ECJ E@ 7:?5 7C:6?5D 2D >F49 2D J@F 42?[ E96?[ 2== @7 2 DF556?[ J@F 92G6 E@ >@G6[” |2I C642==65] “$@[ :E 42? 36 92C5 2 =:EE=6[ 3FE ?@[ x E9:?< :E’D 366? 8@@5] xE’D 8:G6? >6 2 =@E] |J t?8=:D9[ x 925 E@ AC6EEJ >F49 DA62< :E D:?46 x H2D 2 =:EE=6 <:5] *@F 86E FD65 E@ :E]”k^Am

kAm“x E9:?< :E’D 2 8C62E 6IA6C:6?46[ ?@E ;FDE FD 2D A2C6?ED @C >6[” |2CE:? D2:5] “x =@G6 E@ 8@ E@ @E96C 4@F?EC:6D] x =@G6 E@ =62C? 5:776C6?E 4F=EFC6D[ E@ <?@H ?6H A6@A=6[ 2?5 D@ ?@H[ x 42? 8@ 2?JH96C6 :? E96 H@C=5[ 2?5 x 92G6 ?@ AC@3=6>D H:E9 E9:D] %9:D :D 9@H :E :D H:E9 @FC 3@JD] |2I:> 2?5 9:D 3C@E96C[ :E’D G6CJ D:>:=2C] %96J 86E FD65 E@ EC2G6= 7C@> 2? 62C=J 286] %96 <?@H =2?8F286D[ D@ H6 2C6 AC6EEJ DFC6 3@E9 @FC D@?D H@F=5 ?@E 86E =@DE[ 2?5 E96J 42? 252AE :? 2?J 4@F?ECJ]”k^Am

kAm|2I 564:565 2E `d J62CD @=5 E92E 96 H2?E65 E@ 6G6?EF2==J A=2J 9@4<6J 2E 2? }rpp AC@8C2>] w6 4@?D:56C65 4@?E:?F:?8 9:D 42C66C :? E96 r2?25:2? w@4<6J {628F6 3FE G:6H65 4@==686 2D 2 36EE6C 7:E 3642FD6 @7 :ED C646?E EC24< C64@C5 AC6A2C:?8 A=2J6CD E@ >2<6 2? :>>65:2E6 ;F>A E@ E96 }w{[ 2?5 96’D 2=H2JD 366? 2? 6I46==6?E DEF56?E]k^Am

kAmq67@C6 2EE6?5:?8 4@==686[ E9@F89[ $EC32< H2?E65 E@ DA6?5 @?6 D62D@? :? E96 &$w{]k^Am

kAm|@DE @7 9:D J@FE9 9@4<6J H2D :? u:?=2?5[ H96C6 96 A=2J65 :? E96 &?56C\a_ =628F6 7@C y@<6C:E :? E96 a_a`\aa D62D@?] r@2496D :? E96 4@F?ECJ E2<6 2? :?5:G:5F2=[ D<:==\32D65 2AAC@249] %96J FC86 J@F?8 A=2J6CD E@ 92G6 4@?7:56?46 H:E9 E96 AF4< 2?5 C6>:?5 E96> E92E >:DE2<6D 2C6 :?6G:E23=6[ D@ E96C6’D ?@ ?665 E@ 762C 2 EFC?@G6C @C 325 A=2J] qFE E96 82>6 :D A=2J65 @? 2 =2C86C :46 DFC7246 :? u:?=2?5 2?5 =24<D E96 A9JD:42=:EJ E92E’D D66? 2E 9:896C =6G6=D :? }@CE9 p>6C:42]k^Am

kAm}@ @?6 925 E@ E6== $EC32< H96? 96 >256 2 >:DE2<6 7@C $:@FI u2==D] w6’5 5:28?@D6 :E 9:>D6=7 2?5 2DDFC6 9:D 4@2496D E92E :E H@F=5?’E 92AA6? 282:?] w6 H2D 2 4@?D:DE6?E[ A9JD:42= AC6D6?46 @? 5676?D6 7@C E96 $E2>A656 2?5 5:5?’E 92G6 2? :DDF6 <?@4<:?8 @=56C @AA@?6?ED @77 E96 AF4< E@ 82:? A@DD6DD:@?] %96 @776?D:G6 D:56 @7 9:D 82>6 :D 2 H@C< :? AC@8C6DD[ E9@F89] $EC32< BF2CE6C324<65 $:@FI u2==D’ D64@?5 A@H6C\A=2J F?:E 2?5 AC@5F465 7:G6 8@2=D H:E9 `g A@:?ED :? ce 82>6D] w:D FAD:56 H:E9 E96 AF4< H2D >@C6 6G:56?E @? E96 :?E6C?2E:@?2= DE286[ H96?[ 2D u@CE@? AFE :E[ $EC32< H2D :? 2 “>@C6 4@>7@CE23=6 D6EE:?8]”k^Am

kAm%9@F89 $EC32<’D C@=6 :? AC@ 9@4<6J =:<6=J H:== :?G@=G6 >@C6 A6?2=EJ\<:==:?8[ D9@E\3=@4<:?8 2?5 >2<:?8 =:76 >:D6C23=6 7@C @AA@?6?ED[ 96 92D E96 D<:== E@ 92G6 2? :>A24E @? 9:D E62>’D 23:=:EJ E@ 86?6C2E6 @776?D6]k^Am

kAm“(96? x D66 9:>[ 2== x D66 :D FAD:56[” #F5 D2:5] “x E9:?< H96? 96’D @? 9:D 82>6[ 96 :D 2 5676?5\7:CDE 8FJ] w6 5676?5D C62==J 92C5] w6 5676?5D H:E9 9:D 766E H6== 3642FD6 96’D DF49 2 DEC@?8[ A@H6C7F= D<2E6C[ D@ 96 42? 86E :? A@D:E:@?] … w:D @776?D6 :D 4@>:?8] xE’D 86EE:?8 36EE6C 2?5 36EE6C] x E9:?< 96’D ;FDE D4C2E49:?8 E96 DFC7246 2?5 x E9:?< :E’D 8@:?8 E@ 36 2D 2 D<2E:?8[ CFD9:?8[ D64@?5 H2G6 @7 2EE24< 3642FD6 96 :D C62==J 8@@5 2E E92E 2?5 96 H2?ED E@ 36 A2CE @7 :E[ E@@] (6 D2H 7=2D96D @7 C62==J 8@@5 @776?D6 2== J62C]”k^Am

kAm%96 ?6IE DE6A :D 8@:?8 E@ 36 2?@E96C 492==6?86 7@C $EC32<] pE |:49:82? $E2E6[ 96 H:== ;@:? 2 q:8 %6? AC@8C2> @? E96 C:D6 2?5 A@DD6DD6D E96 E@@=D E@ 96=A 9:> AC6A2C6 7@C 2 42C66C :? AC@ 9@4<6J] w:D D:EF2E:@? E96C6 :D @?6 E92E 82G6 E96 $23C6D 2?5 E96:C 56G6=@A>6?E DE277 4@?7:56?46] p7E6C 2==[ E96 $A2CE2?D’ 4@249[ p52> }:89E:?82=6[ :D 2 3C@E96C @7 qF772=@’D 2DD:DE2?E 2>2E6FC D4@FE:?8 5:C64E@C[ y2D@? }:89E:?82=6]k^Am

kAm%96 $23C6D H:== 36 A2E:6?E H:E9 $EC32<] %96 @C82?:K2E:@? 3682? E@ DE@4<A:=6 9:89\6?5 E2=6?E @? 5676?D6 F?56C 7@C>6C v6?6C2= |2?286C y2D@? q@EE6C:== H96? :E D6=64E65 #2D>FD s29=:? 7:CDE @G6C2== 2?5 E96 AC@46DD 4@?E:?F65 F?56C p52>D H:E9 ~H6? !@H6C 2D E96 7:CDE A:4< :? a_a`] $EC32<[ =:<6 76==@H $23C6D 5C27E 49@:46 v2G:? |4r2CE9J[ :D 2 3:8[ DEC@?8 5676?D6>2? H9@ 7:ED 9@H }w{ E62>D H2?E E96 A@D:E:@? E@ 36 A=2J65]k^Am

kAm%96 H:D5@> 2?5 6IA6C:6?46D 82:?65 24C@DD E96 8=@36 92G6 $EC32< :? A@D:E:@? E@ D@>652J ;@:? E96> :? qF772=@]k^Am

kAm“x’> ;FDE G6CJ 4@?7:56?E 96’D 8@:?8 E@ 364@>6 2 =:EE=6 >@C6 A@=:D965[” u@CE@? D2:5] “xE’D ?@E 2=H2JD 8@:?8 E@ 36 23@FE E96 9:89 4@>A6E6 2?5 E96 >62??6DD] x E9:?< 96’== C@F?5 @FE 9:D 82>6 @G6C E96 ?6IE EH@ @C E9C66 J62CD 2?5 x 92G6 ?@ 5@F3E 96’D 2 D64@?5[ E9:C5\A2:C }w{ 5676?D6>2?]”k^Am