We felt that our team needed a kick-start.

There is a lot of blame to spread around.

We're going to get some bodies back but the timing on that is really uncertain. We needed some character and strength on the back end.

The procedure was short, which is what they were hoping for, and that's good news.

After further consultation with one of the leading physicians with regard to abdominal sports injuries [Dr. William Myers], it was decided that surgery was the best course of action. The best long-term decision for Eddie and our hockey club was to have the surgery immediately.

If you want to use the words tuned out or didn't buy in, use whatever phrase you want, the fact is there were too many nights it happened. It wasn't because the message wasn't correct. It was because in some cases certain players weren't listening to that message.