It appears as though nobody has asserted themselves as the front-runner. Nobody has really stepped up and grabbed a hold of this thing yet. So, you look at the parity, one, and the fact that there doesn't appear to be a dominant team, two, it's wide open. Somebody is going to have to go on a run is what it boils down to.

It's a very unique idea to put under one ticket price with two games of two of your local teams. I think it's an exceptional idea. If I was a hockey fan in this area, I wouldn't miss it.

The team has played so well defensively. Even though we're nicked up, (the defense) just keeps plugging away and doing its job.

That's who wins the conference ? it's who doesn't falter in the games they are supposed to win. And when you talk about the bottom of the league being that much stronger right now, it puts a lot more pressure on everybody, every day.

We're playing well, yes; there's no doubt about it. Are we playing our best hockey? I don't think so. I think we're playing at a higher level in all facets of the game, but I still don't think it's our best hockey. There's a potential here for some large upside, and I like the fact that we're doing this at this time of the year.

You could see that it didn't matter who was coming at him. The puck was not going to get behind Kyle Jones (Saturday). He seemed to see everything clearly, and even when it was a scramble, he was in proper position.

That's the type of play that we need going down the stretch. I can't say enough about Kyle and how he bounced back.

He's still making five or six huge saves a night and sometimes more. He's on his mark. He's not diving side to side. He's not sliding around his crease. He's square, he's set, and if you beat him, you beat him with a good shot.

Streaks are meant to be broken, and it had to come to an end. It takes the pressure off Kyle and takes the pressure off everybody, and we can just go out and play next week.