So, yeah, the rivalry is still there. Especially for the guys that have been around the last number of years.

Detroit's always Detroit, but we're going to have a lot of new faces that weren't there for the rivalry. There's always that little edge going into that barn because of the fans, and there's always a little bit of a hatred.

This has always been a great rivalry. We lost this one, but the guys will wake up tomorrow and the sun will still be shining. We don't have to hear about the (winning) streak anymore; it's kind of nice to have that off our backs. We'll see Valley again at conference and state.

Deep inside, after Dallas has eliminated them all those times, it may be a case of (facing a different team). We definitely have to be ready. They're a good, quality team.

It's nothing new to this team, especially having played Minnesota. We just have to break them down on the cycle and get it to the net. That's how you beat the 1-2-2, get it in and wear them down.

We had our team meal one time in Calgary. I mentioned Patrick Roy. They suspended me out of the meal. I swear. We had a discussion about something. I mentioned Patrick Roy.