"It's more for balance than anything. I think [Mike Hoffman] and [Jonathan] Huberdeau and [Vincent] Trocheck have played a lot together since preseason and there's some good things. But I'm just trying to even out the lineup a little bit. We have back-to-back games. We play Detroit on Saturday, so getting home late, I want to roll four lines. It's just about putting a little more balance in the lineup." -- Panthers coach Bob Boughner on moving forward Mike Hoffman to the fourth line
"We want to build on some of the things we were able to accomplish last game [against the New York Rangers], and it's difficult any time you go out west with the time changes. We know that [Florida is] going to be a desperate team that hasn't had the start that they want, and they're talented, so it's an important game for us to go on the road on the winning note." -- Capitals coach Todd Reirden, whose team starts a three-game western Canada road trip after playing the Panthers
