We have been badly hit by injuries and five of our strikers are out. We had to put on 17-year-old Derek Anderson when Pat was injured.

Injuries are nothing to be ashamed about.

We've been hit hard already this year, ... And really there's nothing we can do about it. Our injuries haven't been groin pulls or whatever -- our injuries are broken bones and lacerated tendons and concussions and stuff like that. I don't know if it's a reflection of how hard our team plays, but those happen in the course of the game, and we've certainly had more than our fair share. You have to think that's going to even up for us pretty soon and we'll have faced everything we possibly can.

Chris Kirkland is a brilliant prospect who has suffered badly with injuries, but he is now started playing regularly again, so I feel the time is right to have a good look at him.

We don't wait until there's a rash of injuries. We hit it before it becomes a bigger issue.

After five years, 20 million pills have been consumed, nobody's died, they've been no injuries.