There's nothing worse than to lose in the first round, ... I'd rather not be in the playoffs at all. There's nothing worse than to have to go home after a loss.

This trip feels like it has lasted a month. That's what happens when you lose, stuff gets drug out.

After the year we had, we didn't want to lose in the first round. It was very important to win this first round.

We were very upset to lose in the first round of the playoffs last year, but it happened, so we moved on and focused on getting ready for this season.

We've always said that you can't win the league in the first round of the season but you can lose it. I think that is the great part of playing in the NCC.

It's always tough when you lose in the first round. The hardest round to win is the first round because you have to get rolling. Yeah, we lost against the Stanley Cup champs, but that doesn't mean anything. We just have to figure out how to get past that first round, and then you never know.