He was a great competitor and what Dan wanted to do was win, ... and as long as he felt he was getting the right help from the sideline, he certainly appreciated that. I coached him 13 years of his 17-year career and we put up big numbers.

That's what turned out to be the most effective thing against Dan after defensive coaches finally settled in as the best way to defend him. Knowing that you weren't going to get him and he was going to get the ball off, I would have gone to a three-man rush and used all different types of coverage schemes with eight defenders with either a man underneath-type [of scheme] with a zone behind it or mixing it up.

Dan is a very real physical player. He wanted the ball, and he's a great competitor. Cole (Spear) did a great job finding him.

Vegas was our nearest competitor and now we go two legs up on them. That was significant. Any win is good, but when you beat your closet competitor, it's even better.

He's a competitor, I'll tell you that much. He wants to win; he's been with the Rangers and he demands a lot.

Two weeks ago, we were 9-0 and we felt like we were knocking on the door. Now we feel like we are trying to find the right address.