Craig Berube on managing Joe Woll's workload: "It's in the back of my mind... We've also talked about toning it down a bit in practice... He can go overboard"

""That we're defending as a five-man unit a lot better than we have been. We have numbers around the puck, and we are breaking pucks out easier. We are not stretched out. We are connected in the zones. That's what I see. In the neutral zone, we have done a pretty good job with our defending. Offensively, we have done a pretty good job of creating chances. I liked our power play; it created some opportunities that didn't go in.""

""I'm really motivated. Kind of a little more of a chip on my shoulder tonight, for sure." - Sammy Blais on facing the team that waived him last month What are you hoping to get out of Sammy Blais as he re-enters the lineup? Berube: Well, physicality. It is going to be a physical game, in my opinion, to a certain extent. He can come in here and disrupt them a little bit with his physicality. And he does make good puck plays.""

Sammy Blais returns to the lineup motivated to face his hometown team that waived him, expected to bring physicality and disruptive puck play. Craig Berube expects Blais to add a physical edge and make good puck plays. The team has improved defensively as a five-man unit, maintaining numbers around the puck, staying connected in the zones, and breaking pucks out more easily through the neutral zone. Offense has generated chances and the power play created opportunities that did not finish. Joseph Woll has provided strong goaltending and effective puck play, boosting team confidence while his workload requires careful management through practice and scheduling.

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