We were underdogs from the beginning and we are again. Everyone is writing us off already.

We know what we need to do; we have guys who can score goals. They look to us to make sure we don't get scored on.

I don't know how the rules changes will affect the playoffs, and if the playoffs will be called tight. We'll see how many fights go on. But it's something we know we have. It's a comfort to have on the team.

You can't just take a class in writing and be a good writer. I've always been a writer.

August was very good for us, but we lost some momentum in the last few days due to Hurricane Katrina.

If I can tell you the story from beginning to end in five minutes, I'm ready to start writing. Then it's a constant spreading out of that five minutes.