The puck is in front of the net and we're both trying to fight for it. It just kills what hockey's all about. I know they're trying to promote skill, but part of skill is fending off guys.

I'll give them some playoff experience and take some pressure off the guys who are trying to come back. I'm definitely a depth guy.

It's not the storybook start but we're right in it still and this is where we wanted to be, to make a run at the playoffs.

Hey, how about that? That's funny how those things work out.

It's definitely mixed feelings. I've been saying all year, 'If this is my last shot, then I'm happy that I'm going to get a chance to play in the playoffs.' But it's always tough to leave a team, especially a group of guys like this.

I think everybody probably can read between the lines and figure it out ... names are popping up everywhere. For a team that's in a race to make the playoffs, I wouldn't even worry about it. Since we're not, people started talking about it a while ago.