"To me, [Minnesota] is a real patient team. They're going to be five inside, five on top all night long and if you get impatient, they're going to capitalize, so we have to do a good job in our own zone and keep them off our net and off our goalie and spend some time in their zone. I think it's a real good game for our team to take a step, because they make it hard to do what we need to learn how to do." -- Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock
"Look at the lineup. [Toronto has] got two of the best centers in hockey. They've got speed. They can score. They've got a great power play, and I know the goalie's great. And they're a really good road team. So everything about them is a challenge." -- Wild coach Bruce Boudreau
