Intensity is the key. They're going to come out hitting. We've got to match their hitting. There are going to be some ugly goals around the net. That's how we have to score ? crashing the net.

It's sore. I'm definitely not 100 percent, but they need me out there.

I told him that if he plays good in Fresno, it's going to be great for him. Every NHL and (American Hockey League) scout is going to be there, so it's a good chance for him to get called up to the AHL. He deserves that opportunity.

Every game is like a playoff game right now. This road trip is a grind, especially coming down the stretch. The guys have played so many games on the road already.

He's getting it iced up and everything so it's frozen before the game. Then he goes out and plays on it. Our D is having a rough year.

We can catch (Gwinnett). It's this road trip that's going to be the defining point. Either we'll catch up or they'll pull farther ahead of us.