John has a great deal of hockey experience and success on his resume, and he will help us immensely in our evaluation of pro prospects.

When he first went down, it didn't look good. And he was so close to the bench that he didn't have to get up to get off the ice, so I wasn't sure what happened. But I talked to the trainer between periods and he thought it would be good and then I saw Mike after and he was all smiles with the team winning the division. So a crisis averted, I guess.

We got good news right after the game. He was walking around on his own. It's just a tweak to an injury that he had before. He's day to day. I'm not sure if he's going to play [tonight at Phoenix], but it's nothing that is going to prevent him from playing next week and into the playoffs.

He's just a difference maker. He's just a kid that intimidates everyone else on the court. You can't beat him one-on-one, and you can't just let him go to work on you.

In this new system, the star players have to be star players. If they aren't, you are probably not going to be successful.

Philippe has been a consistent performer for our hockey club, and we are looking forward to the next three years with our organization.