It's kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL,

It is kind of ironic how when I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small, and too slow, and that I wouldn't make it to the NHL. And now it has flip-flopped,

That shot kind of broke our backs.

When Mess came in to the league from the WHA at 17 he was kind of raw,

That second goal sort of broke our back. Lenny probably would like to have that one back and keep it a 1-0 game. The intensity level from their team was a lot higher tonight than when we played them a few weeks ago in Phoenix.

That was kind of a downer, but there was more that we won.