"[Michael Dal Colle] has been really, really good and reliable and steady. His numbers should be better than what they are, is what the message was. Mike has worked hard. he hasn't come in torching it up, ripping it up, but he's consistently got better. He's become a better hockey player. He's stronger and he's earned his chance." -- Islanders coach Doug Weight
"We need to just be a little more even keel with everything, with our emotions, with the product that we're putting out on the ice. It can't be one great game, one bad game. When things get tough, we can't show that. We need to steady that line a little bit and not have it be such a wave." -- Rangers defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk
