Any back-to-back is tough, but especially against a team like Vancouver. Even though they've been losing, they've been scoring a lot of goals and just coming out on the short end of the stick.

Losing a guy like that ? it's tough. He's a potential most valuable player in the league if he's healthy. He's definitely our most valuable player.

It's just tough, especially since it's the first week,

We got routed [by the Aces] and they are really a tough team, especially [now] they got Nic and Eddie.

I was basically in the room, and they told me to get out there. It's tough, but I have to be ready.

That's cool (to help clinch a playoff spot). But it's also tough because Tomas has been here all year. There were a lot of nights that he single-handedly won us hockey games and put us in this position.