Actually, I would've thought there would be less tears, but there wasn't. There was just as many tears, but this time they were tears of joy.

All through the game, we were just thinking, I can't wait for the feeling to come. Every time there was a whistle (at the end), it was tough. We just wished those 45 seconds would go by and we could get out there and celebrate.

I feel good about our chances going into this tournament based on our team. If we end up playing on Sunday for that championship, I think our confidence is going to be the biggest thing. And passion, heart. We've got so much on this team, it's incredible.

I think any team in these tournaments is thinking about that.

To have all three lines, and even the fourth line, producing is a big part of us winning a lot of our games this year. The depth, it helps to wear the teams down, and come the end of the second and the third period, it's tough to keep up with four lines. And that's probably been one of our biggest strengths all year, is being able to rotate all the way through.

It's helped a lot. Two years ago I would never have thought I would be hitting with Mark McGwire. He really likes to concentrate on extension and get the fullest amount of power you can get. I have seen a lot of change.