The difference from this time compared to last year is we are more focused on our goals. We know what it's like to not make the playoffs and that is something we have in mind. We know what we have to do to get things done and we just have to do that.

I can't skate as hard as I would like to at times. It's difficult to get up when I fall down. But I don't think about it when I play. I put it in the back of my mind. It's sore after the game. I put a lot of ice on it and rest it as much as I can.