I think his work ethic is unmatched. When he first came into the league he was more of a winger who would just get forward, get forward and get forward, and never come back. I think he's really developed a lot of defensive abilities.

Mellon had a great game. It seemed like every time we needed a big shot, he came through. I give a lot of credit to Manistique. They just never quit.

We were 18-1-1 in the regular season, but that wouldn't have meant anything if we didn't win tonight. We came out firing in the third period. à We just wanted it. We wanted it a lot.

We knew if it came to down to foul shooting we'd definitely be at a disadvantage. They were just incredible on the line. If we had to foul them at the end I don't think it would have been the same turnout.

They came in and gave us great games. They got us back in the game. That's what a team is - different players stepping up.

I remember being at Nebraska, we were down by 20 points at halftime. We came back because they couldn't hold the ball.