I'm sure we'll be ready to play, so we'll see what happens.

We definitely want to be seeded high and get some home games.

We had a heart to heart talk at the end of the first. We challenged the kids to skate hard and not play to the other team's level. And we challenged them to be the team they are. We didn't want the kids to quit on themselves. And we refocused and played well.

He kept working and working and he makes plays because of his hard work. He contributed last season in the goal scoring department and I hope he keeps it going. I wish that he scores three goals every game.

We're 2-3 right now [as of Tuesday night], and while we were hoping to be 3-2 or 4-1, a 2-3 record is workable. It's not too far off from where we were expecting and hoping to be.

A break in the schedule could be good or bad. If you're hot and on a roll, you want the games to roll over. But a break also gives you time to practice and rest, so I think it's a good thing for us.

They have a fast team and they have excellent goaltending. The guys have talked about the game and there won't be any surprises. We know each other well.

We don't want to just make the tournament, we want to win games in the tournament.