[Girard and Sigalet] remain top prospects and have shown tremendous character in overcoming their physical setbacks, ... We look forward to seeing both players at training camp.

Andrew has emerged as one of the brightest young goaltenders in the NHL. That was established when he won the Calder Trophy in 2004 and finished among the league leaders overall in goals-against average and save percentage.

The doctor was very pleased with the procedure. He wants to keep Joe in the hospital overnight as a precaution and we expected him to be released [Friday].

He's very consistent. He works hard in both ends of the rink and he has a very hard shot that surprised a lot of people with the way he can shoot the puck. He has a big body. And really he's probably been night in and night out our most consistent player. He has a good frame and good legs. He gets to the front of the net and then he's tough to move.

It's basically that they're going to call the rule book. You can't hook, you can't hold, you can't cross-check, you can't slash. As long as you don't do those things, you're fine. The DVD describes [the new rules] and we're going to really charge our players to learn as quickly as possible that you can't use your stick, you can't be holding, it's body position and crowding people. It's going to be an interesting few months.

I think it was coach Lombardi that said, 'Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it.' And that's so true.