The goal at the end of the second period really hurt us. Good teams get things done at key times in the game.

He's been outstanding for us.

The short-handed goal really killed us. We were struggling on the power play and when you're not scoring and the other team scores on (the short-handed play), it is a big shot in the arm for their confidence.

We were almost full every day. Of course, the rain during the holiday weekend hurt us, but I think we've done real well so far.

The only player left was Matt Birk, ... He was a rookie in '98. Now he's hurt.

Cruelty would be delicious if one could only find some sort of cruelty that didn't really hurt.