It's hard to adjust to this level. First and foremost, you have to be reliable defensively before you work on scoring. If you're a liability on the ice, you're not going to get out there. I think that's where the focus starts with the younger guys.

It's tough to lose a guy like (Stafford). We rely on him to put the puck in the net and get points. But we've had injuries this year before, and we're going to find a way to get through it. Someone else is going to have to step up and put some pucks in for him.

My thoughts have been focused on other things.

More than anything, we're going to focus on this year. Last year's team was completely different. We played a different style of game.

That's what makes you put in all that hard work. That's what kept me working hard at Picayune and Pearl River. Now it's finally happened.

It would be a dream to work with someone like Ang,