Brian is a player who has made the best of a situation where he had to wait to get picked up by a team. He?s come in and made a contribution on and off the ice. I?m really happy for him, because he?s found a home here and has a good niche on our team.

He's our captain, he's just not another player.

He [Richards] is just the whole package for me. He's going to be a great player in our league. ... Even this year he's going to be a good player for us.

When I look at Simon, I see the same player I've seen for two years. But now he plays with a center man who is a playmaker. I see a guy who gets to the puck who never got to it when he was here previously. He gets a lot of goals off the rush, which he never used to get before.

Goats is a very emotional player who plays on the edge, and sometimes that edge tilts.

We already know that (Simon) Gagne is that player, ... we're hopeful that Jeff (Carter) gets up to speed.