He's a hard-nosed guy and he's not afraid to go into the danger areas and rough it up. He's a hard worker and he's getting rewarded.

Being from Vancouver, last summer they were talking about winning the Stanley Cup and today they're out of the playoffs. It's kind of a surprise but did you see it coming? Yeah, you probably saw it coming a while ago.

I'm sure he was directed that way. How much interest would he have in fighting a guy twice his age?

It was a frustrating night. They play a defensive system, especially when they get the lead. You could see it. Guys were squeezing the sticks a little bit, and we couldn't get another one past their goalie.

It's big for everybody in the room. With this team, you've got to be cautious of rebounds because they get a lot of offence from crashing the net.

It's kind of funny. Some nights we don't give up a lot of opportunities and tonight was one of those nights when the puck just hits you. I'm throwing out a few rebounds, but I've got time to control them. I had some puck-luck maybe.

It was a weird game. They just kind of found the holes tonight.

When you give up three goals on 10 shots, you try not to get down on yourself. I just had to stay focused.

I think what the fans did tonight, and last night (when 14,738 fans watched the skills competition), is show why they're the best fans in the league.

We're going home and that's a good thing. To win this series, I guess we have to win one game (in Syracuse) and nobody said it had to be one of the first two.