It can be extremely frustrating. It's tough to start out like that.

I've been ready for spring training since the day after last season ended. It was extremely frustrating to have to sit on the bench and watch for the last five weeks. I never want to have that happen again.

This development is extremely annoying and frustrating.

We got off to a tough start again. We continue to shoot ourselves in the foot and have to claw our way back. We had chances in the second and third period but came up a little short.

When Gary went down, it deflated our bench a bit.

Line chemistry is everything. With the league now, there are so many injuries and guys in and out of the lineup, it's hard to find a line you can get settled on for an extended period of time.