The grit that we have, the depth that we have, the intensity that we have throughout the hockey game - that's crucial. It's believing and knowing that we can fight through a little adversity and find ways to win.

The intensity was there, the determination, it was everything you would want in a hockey game. But the two penalties killed us. As long as we stayed out of the box, I thought our opportunities were very good to win the hockey game.

You never critique a win, but there is no question we can get better. It was a scrambling game.

Goaltending was solid throughout the game and after the first period we started playing hockey like we were capable.

You could see he had an edge to his game. I liked his grit, the way he got in people's faces. Nothing has changed. We could see this kid was a bit of a mean bastard. He makes you pay a price.

Hockey is a tough game.