SAY WHAT: 'KEEP YOUR COMPOSURE'

MIKAEL BACKLUND ON HIGH EXPECTATIONS:

ON EXCITEMENT FOR THE PLAYOFFS:

"It's exciting to have a group like this. It's been the best regular season we've had in my time here. It's a very mature and experienced group. I'm really excited about what this group has done this year and can do [in the playoffs]. It's a great time, the playoffs, a lot of fun, great to see the fans in the city come together. Just a lot of excitement that we have a good team.

ON THE STARS' TOP LINE:

"They're really good line, had a really good regular season. We've got to be on our toes when they're on the ice. It's a team check assignment, everybody's got to be ready for it. We've got to play within the rules but play really hard against them, make it tough on them. ... We've got to keep doing it and it's a big key here in the first round."

RASMUS ANDERSSON ON PRESSURE TO PERFORM:

"I think every player on our team puts pressure on themselves, but at the same time, you have to keep your composure, stay cool out there, trust your instincts and play your game."

DARRYL SUTTER ON PREPARING THE TEAM:

"Just give them three or four bullet points to make sure they... We've worked a lot on it the last couple weeks. Once we clinched and knew were going home ice, we could just focus on our own game and not focus on anything else. That's what we've done and that carries over the last few days."

ON TOP LINES GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD:

"I wouldn't say they are the two best lines in the National Hockey League. You get to see who the best lines are at the end of June in the National Hockey League."