Pregame Huska - 09.03.26

Meaghan & Derek set up tonight's tilt with Caps in D.C.

“We’re excited to have him in the lineup and see what he can do”

"I've had a great welcome ... excited to be here"

"Kind of a fresh start for a lot of people"

"I liked our game tonight, lots of good things"

"Can't say enough about the guys in the room"

"I thought we came out with a lot of energy"

"We're a resilient group"

Meaghan & Derek on trade deadline recap and tonight's tilt with 'Canes

"This is opportunity for guys to grab a hold of things"

"I'm honestly really excited"

"This has provided a lot of opportunity for guys to step up"

"We're ready to turn the page here ... it's a new chapter"

"We're trying to get this thing going in the right direction as quick as possible"

"The energy just wasn’t really the way we needed it to be"

"We battled hard and were so close"

"We have to turn it around"

Meaghan Mikkelson & Derek Wills set up tonight's all-Canadian matchup

"It's an opportunity for other guys to step up and take on more responsiibilities"

"So we do kind of have three groups that we'll be leaning on a lot"

"Not going to try to be anyone different, just going to be myself"

"You gotta flush it quick and move on"

"It's all about our response now"

"We weren't good, top to bottom"

"Just not enough emotion out there"

"It was an ugly loss"

Derek & Meaghan set up the first of a three-game homestand

"To go .500 in California, it's a decent trip"