getting back to what made us successful early on.

When Gary went down, it deflated our bench a bit.

Line chemistry is everything. With the league now, there are so many injuries and guys in and out of the lineup, it's hard to find a line you can get settled on for an extended period of time.

We have been awful vocal against the referees this year and that might be coming back to bite us. I think we just have to shut our mouths and go out and play.

It can be extremely frustrating. It's tough to start out like that.

[Chris Gratton, a key player on the Panthers' power kill earlier in the year, returned to the lineup after missing the previous three games after injuring himself Oct. 13 against the Bruins.] I kind of strained a groin muscle, groin hamstring, ... The only thing you can do for those is just rest them.