"There's definitely a different feeling, we've talked about that a lot. I hate to keep going back to last year because it is what it is and it's in the past. We're early in the season here and it's a long season. It's a marathon, not a sprint. I've said it before, the work just begun but I do like the way our guys are digging in and trying to build an identity and get more consistent in what we do." -- Avalanche coach Jared Bednar
"Obviously they played [Saturday] night, so it's a situation we get to rest here at home and catch them on a back-to-back. It's something you want to take advantage of. I think when you're on the other side of things, it's tough to do the travel and then travel to the next city and get ready for another game. We want to use that to our advantage and try and have a good start and establish the pace to the game." -- Islanders forward Josh Bailey
