"They're obviously tearing the League up, there's no question. They're going to want to make a statement with how it ended for them last year so we've got to be ready to go. They're obviously a dangerous team and it's going to be a good test for us." -- Capitals forward Brett Connolly
"But looking back on it, you know, they obviously had the better team last year and did what we want to do this year. It was a tough series for us. Obviously a lot of things to look back on when you don't win. It's tough but that's a team over there that we can look at and try to follow in their footsteps." -- Lightning captain Steven Stamkos
