We had a lot of new faces, but guys had the right attitude.

With the loss of Mario, there's a lot of leadership lost there so I think they want to step up and show that even more. They're experienced guys and they're trying to lead the way.

Being a successful hockey player is overcoming when guys are shadowing you and out-thinking them. It makes it that much more worthwhile when a guy is shadowing you and you get a quick opening and you put the puck in the net.

There's a sense of urgency, but you can't push the panic button, ... It's not a time to tinker, because we've got the right guys to win games.

He plays in-your-face, physical. He's not a huge guy, but I think he can surprise guys sometimes. He plays a tough style.

I think that happens to everyone. I'm sure guys get mad and go after guys from time to time and might want to hurt them, and then later they feel they shouldn't have done that, but that's just the nature of the game.