I don't think they're expecting me to go out there and score three goals (per game) this year, and I'm not expecting to do that either. But if I can go out there and play solid defensively, and if we can get the W, I'm happy with that.

It's more of a thinking game. In Juniors, it's more of just skate hard, run, bang and shoot the puck. Here it's a lot more thinking, a lot more positional play. I'm just trying to get that part of my game good, and when that happens, I'll be good to go.

If I can learn as much as I can from these guys, and if I can come out of the year a lot more knowledgeable player, then I can come into next year and maybe do a little more offensively.

We had a good strong regular season. We accomplished some of the goals that we set for ourselves and now it's about going in here and buckling down, coming out executing defensively and offensively and really putting it all together, because the reward is sweet if we do.

The guys who are supposed to be scoring are scoring goals, and the guys who are supposed to be stopping the other team from scoring them are doing it.

It was nice to get five goals by five different guys. It's nice to get contributions from everybody.