It's nice to set up guys and give them empty nets and stuff, but these D are good. I have to make sure that I use shooting as an option more.

It would have been nice to get an empty net goal. We had a little scare when they came back in the second. But it was a good test for us, a test of character. It showed the confidence we have in each other now to come back.

It was nice to get the first one out of the way.

It's going to be nice just to talk to him and talk about some hockey things. It's been busy, with the lottery and the draft, and I just want to get started and see what the level of play is like and get out there and push myself and get ready for the season.

It's nice to finally get one. It's nice to be able to contribute.

I expected the speed and the size of guys to be a little different than junior, and that I'd have to adapt to that. But as the first week's gone by, I think I feel pretty comfortable with that.