The last two games we played them, they are 1-for-11 (on the power play) on us.

I didn't expect him to have 40-something saves and have a shutout. He's a 20-year-old and has been in the USHL for two years and junior hockey for four years. I thought he would add maturity and competitiveness, and he showed that (Friday).

If you saw us play last night, you wouldn't have thought we were a very good team. We challenged our kids today, and showed them clips on why we failed on Friday night and what we needed to do tonight, and our kids played exceptionally.

I like our chances against Des Moines, I really do. I think we match up well. We're not playing an opponent that had their way with us. We were pretty darn even with them.

They battled. They're in last place in our division, but they've beaten every team in the USHL. They play hard, and they never quit. I have to tip my hat to them; every time we've played them this year, they've played us hard.

It was a pretty good hockey game for the third game in three days. I thought we had better scoring chances, but shootouts over the course of a long season come out about 50/50. It was a well-earned point for our team.

It was our feeling that when the opportunity to acquire Eddie Neville was presented to us, it was a trade that we had to make.

They're all players who can take us to that next level.

They are probably the most dynamic line in the United States Hockey League. Their focus is based on the production they receive from (that line).

They are the highest-scoring team in the league and we limited them to one goal.