Jason Strudwick

We opened the second round against a very good Edmonton team.

He didn't score in game one.

He didn't score in game two.

He scored in game three and went on to win the Consmith Trophy.

Well, somewhere along the line, someone else carried it for Jonathan Marcheseau.

If we lost out in the first round, people would say, geez, Jonathan Marcheseau didn't have a good playoff.

So that's, I think, a big part of it.

When you look at, you know, Pavel Dorofeev on our team has got 10 or 11 goals.

Brett Howden's got 10 goals.

You know, how good a player Jack Eichel is and what he brings to a team.

Thomas Hurdle had a great series against Colorado.

That's what you need.

You need your... I always have felt that when you lose out in the playoffs, it's generally because of what you didn't have as opposed to the guys you did have.

And that's where...

We take a lot of pride and time in trying to build out the roster from top to bottom because I think it takes four lines.

I think it takes three good D pairs.

Ideally, if you're going into the playoffs, you better have five lines and eight D if you're planning on playing for a long time.

So that's, I think, a real difference.

And then, you know,

Great players find a way.