I just put the season behind me as far as a personal standpoint, and that is the most important thing, to just help this team do well in the playoffs. I don't expect to do this every night, but to be able to contribute in the first game, I am happy to live with that.

From a personal standpoint, I've wanted to do this for many years.

I don't want to predict and say who or what might happen, but I don't think it would be a surprise. We know what the expectations are in here.

We just have to be patient and wait for our chances.

It was a bit of a surprise that on their first few dump-ins you were waiting for someone to come flying in and hit you and they're sitting back at the blue-line. It's definitely not what (Edmonton) is used to watching and what we're used to seeing from them, but they're going to do what they feel is necessary to win a series.

We faced a lot of great goaltending in Nashville, so we're familiar with it,