"I think it's a great team-building thing anytime you can get on the road. We get those days off, dinners together, breakfast, it's great to see everyone, you get to see a different side of everyone than when everybody is at home with their families." -- Lightning defenseman Slater Koekkoek on the eight-game road trip
"I know him very well, I train with him in the summer, I've trained with him for a long time now. Where his game has gone, it's very impressive and you can get a sense for how he works in the summer and how passionate he is for the game, so it's no surprise his game is taking off."-- Oilers captain Connor McDavid on Lightning center Steven Stamkos