Daniel Briere

I think teams are forced to look towards trades, rather.

So I wouldn't be surprised if there's a little bit more action.

I can tell you there's lots of talk everywhere, but...

I don't know if it'll turn into real action yet.

Yeah, it was a combination of things.

Our coaching staff were tremendous.

You guys...

know about Rick Tockett.

What I was impressed with him is the amount of time he spent on the ice one-on-one with the players.

I hadn't seen a lot of that even in my days playing.

Coaches work on systems and try to coach the team as a whole.

What I was really impressed with Rick Tockett is how much time one-on-one he spends with his guys.

I think that

had something to do.

You know, you mentioned Trevor Zegers, Dan Vodar was outstanding.

He was our MVP last year.

And in the arrival of some of the young guys, we didn't think Marton would have as much of an impact, you know, early as soon as he left college.

So that was a big help also.

So it's a combination of things.

We caught fire at the right time after the trade deadline and carried it over to the first round in the playoffs.