He came in my office one day and had this sheepish look on his face, like there was something on his mind. I had to coax it out of him. I told him if it was more money he wanted, then he should go.

The last three minutes of the second saved our bacon. Had we not gotten those, we would have had no hope going into the third.

He's earned all the ice time he is getting. Guillaume has good size and skates well. He's also a gifted hockey player who brings a lot of intangibles to the game. If there is a fault, it's that he tries too hard. That's only because he wants to be the one who makes the difference every game.

We've got 10 forwards and four defenders, so we'll be all right. The guys have to be smart. The goaltenders have to step up, and my job is to motivate the guys we have.

If we're smart, we can take two out of three this weekend and put a little more pressure on Florida and Greenville.

Jeff and Jon have had to step up their game. Each has taken it upon themselves to maintain the excellent level of play that we have been enjoying so far.