"It's kind of black and white for us. It's bottom line and there's no gray area for our team. When we play a deep game and it's effective then we can control the hockey game. … We've got to find it right now. This is our first go at [Minnesota] for points and they're going to be hungry and we're hungry." -- Stars coach Ken Hitchcock
"I think [the problem right now is] consistency … and we just haven't found that enough. You've got to grind out points night in and night out and I think if we can do that a little bit more consistently, you'll find yourself in a win more than lose situation and that's what we're after." -- Wild forward Eric Staal
