It was nice to get the win and get the series over with. They are a young, athletic team and it is always difficult playing the same team back-to-back during the season.

I lost another good friend and teammate, ... Last year, Steve left and this year it was Mike's turn.

I want to take that one back at the end of regulation that I missed. I kind of rushed that one when the score was tied.

I looked at the clock, I tried to hoist them up there as quick as I can. I don't know if it should have counted.

I'm very happy that Holger has been released — that's very important to me, especially in regard to preparing for the European championships. I will contact Holger as soon as possible, then we will see what happens.

We weren't good enough in the fourth quarter. You have to play for 48 minutes against a team like Phoenix. They made shots off of our mistakes. We turned the ball over and you can't do that.