When you go into the back end of back-to-back games with eight players, it's tough.

Two wins would be nice.

Keep giving it to us, we've got to figure it out. When the whistle blows, let's play it.

It's tough on anybody, losing that much.

It means a lot to win six games in a row. We can compete with the best teams in the league. I think we are a playoff hockey team. We proved over the last six games that we can play with anybody.

We've won a lot of games before, so you don't want to get really excited about a first win. But it's hard to not be excited when your first win comes 13 games into the season, after Christmas. This is what we want to use as a springboard as we get hot and heavy into conference play.