Defensively, you have four or five guys who have played together at least three years as starters, ... These are highly experienced players who have played with each other since they were freshmen. Defensively, we take a team approach.

It´s definitely an advantage. We´ve got guys that have played together the last three or four years. A lot of teams really juggled their rosters, ... The core of our team is back, most of the team is back. We´re sitting good right now.

I'd say we have seven guys who are candidates, five who are prospects and three who are highly touted.

Our lineup's been thin all year, ... We played without three guys for three or four out of six months. We'll be all right.

As an impact player, he's up there with the top four, five guys I ever played against, even Bobby Orr.

It came down to the guys that are going the hardest. We had a five-on-three where I didn't like the determination. We had a three-on-one where we don't get a shot, and part of that was our decision making wasn't very good.