We had a team that had a high payroll and we were able to pare it down,

When you look at a team like Ottawa, to me that's a good gauge on your team and individuals. They still have the heaviest team in battles and competitiveness.

I don't think anybody was looking for the penalties. I said it before ... the first team that adjusts is going to be the winner. You end up with a ton of scoring chances, a ton of special teams and you're going to have to get better and you're going to have to adjust. Whining about it isn't going to do anything. It's not going to go away.

So I think we'll see the coalition forces being able to pare down,

Edison is a really good team, and we were never able to match their intensity. In hindsight, it ended up being a wake-up call.

Yeah, I think a lot of guys did. [The Olympics] was a lot of hockey with not a lot of breaks. I think a lot of guys had no energy. We just had to wait until the tank filled up, and it's starting to fill up.