SAY WHAT - 'HOW YOU BUILD A CHAMPION'

DARRYL SUTTER ON FACING THE AVS

ON WHAT JAKOB PELLETIER BRINGS

"That's part of the whole energy part. He was a captain in junior, good player. I've said lots about him. His energy and love of the game shows up."

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RASMUS ANDERSSON ON CONTAINING THE AVS OFFENCE

"You just have to stay above them. That's the easy answer. Stay above them and limit their time and space. If we get a chance to hit one of them. Try to be physical on them. A bunch of their star players don't like to get hit quite a bit. Play them hard, play them fair and stay above them."

ON THE SPECIAL TEAMS BATTLE

"Special teams is big every game. You don't want to take to many penalties especially against a team like this. We know what skill they have especially on the power play and we know when we get our opportunity we gotta be ready to go and get one or two."

ON FUNNY MOMENT WHEN BACKLUND JOKINGLY THREW JERSEY IN HIS DIRECTION

"Backs had been 'mad' at me all morning. He said I woke him up yesterday, I just wanted to check on him and that backfired. But no, you have to have your fun. At the rink too. When its game time, its game time. Everyone is different, some focus quite a bit in the morning and some people like to keep it nice and loose all the way to the game. You just need to find your balance and do what works for you."

KADRI ON BEING BACK IN DENVER

"It's exciting for sure. Rolling in here yesterday obviously very familiar with it. Just brings back a ton of great memories. Always special to be back here."

KADRI ON LIFE IN CALGARY

"The people around me, everyone, the fans of Calgary made me feel at home and very welcoming as soon as I got there. We got some great guys in the locker room and great players. It was easy to make that transition with the cities being similar. Made life away from the rink easier for me."