Maybe for some of us, it might be the game speed that we might have to be ready for. I think it’s hard to say right now [how the team reacts]. Certainly I think we...

We were a little too excited at the start.

A lot of teams are playing well. We want to get into a groove ourselves. Hopefully we can do that over the last 15 games.

It’s tough. Those are two key guys to our lineup.

Everybody is looking for something out of the NHL because we’re newly being tested. I just don’t feel like it’s a big deal in our sport. I think our sport is clean.

I start thinking about plays.

Everybody has nicks this time of the season, so it will be good to rest up. It’s a chance to recharge a little bit. It will be good to get away for a short time.

It is so much fun. It’s a great feeling to have those butterflies in your stomach. To get that feeling, it’s the best feeling. It’s hard to get that for 82 (regular-season) games. But when...