He might not let me in. Or he might be happy to see me.

The only question was, [with] a new coach coming in, some new players coming in, you just didn't know how it was all going to mesh together. But you could see from that first day of training that the guys really got along with each other and they like each other and they've always supported each other no matter what.

It was a titanic struggle, no doubt about it. We knew it was going to be tough and it's going to be tough again on Tuesday. Down the stretch our will to win and the crowd was the difference.

They (the Kings) are the benchmark for the league, that's something we respect and admire and hope we can duplicate.

If one of our starters go down, we don't lose anything. He's (Stiff) the type of player who can play two or three spots.

They came out full-on with plenty of intensity. It was good preparation because I believe they'll be our (semi-final) opponents. There's a very good chance we'll play them again in a couple of weeks.