Valeri Bure brings a package of speed, offensive skill and experience to our lineup. We believe that he will also be a player who will really benefit from the new rule changes, and he will be a welcome addition to our power play.

As long as my experience, reputation, skill and loyalty satisfy the game's criteria, I will win and meet Chairman Mao.

Each of those players bring skill and experience that should help us this season. We will count on them to give us an edge in play during transition play.

We like to get somewhere and stay with it because we all realize it's a game of skill, and you like to develop those ninth-graders early and see them through. Baseball coaches are unique in that factor.

The skill guys were ready to go.

It's never easy with this team. Maybe we don't have the same skill level as last year's team, so it is always a constant battle. This game did personify who we are. Things were tight and close. There's still great satisfaction of where we are and what we have accomplished.