I think the only guys who believed in it were the guys in the clubhouse, [manager] Tony Pena and [general manager] Allard Baird . No one is going to give us respect until we're on top at the end of September.

I don't think anything is grim in the clubhouse, ... (The players) know that once we getting going offensively this thing turns on a heartbeat.

Both of those guys can still fly. I think that with having Priest, having Trent, and having Tony, those guys might get lost in the shuffle a little bit. You can't say that we're going to concentrate completely on two guys, and let those guys run routes all day.

I don't come into the clubhouse and pat guys on the (butt). They know where they can find me.

Some of the guys actually slept in the clubhouse.

(General Manager) Kenny Holland made it very clear to me that we're a four-line hockey club. That's how they won all their Cups in the past, and that's how we're gonna do it. Our fourth line can really skate, can really check and they can match up against anybody.