Bruce Cassidy: "The original plan was to just get back into a game-day routine, come in in the morning, do our video. We did some St. Louis stuff this morning. Optional skate, go down to the rink. So then it's like, 'Do we have to wear a suit and tie? No, you don't have to wear a suit and tie.' Let's just be at the rink for a seven…and then just replicate the routine as much as anything.
"It's gonna be similar to a practice…that was kind of the original plan, now it's kind of bigger than maybe we first envisioned, but here we are. We're not gonna do every detail. If we score a goal, I don't know if you're gonna hear [the goal song]…it's more about the players' routine than every detail of the actual game."
Jake DeBrusk: "It's gonna be fun. Expecting a little bit more competitive battles than just practice. I think any time you can get into game form…it's something that I've never really been a part of, personally just trying to get in the swing of things and try to get that competitive battles, whether it's something as little as face-offs or board plays, things like that.
"It will be weird playing against each other, but there's not much that you can really do, it's just go out there and play at the Garden as well. We usually practice here, so it will be nice to be back in the building."