On defenceman Michael Kesselring:
"He's going to Northeastern (of the NCAA). He was in the USHL last year, got traded, and ended up in Fargo, which was a very good experience for him. His game took off and now he's going to Northeastern. It's going to be a challenge for Michael to make sure he's one of the top six in Northeastern. It's a very good program now."
On unsigned prospects Vincent Desharnais and Hayden Hawkey:
"We're still talking about that (signing him to a contract). We're in discussions with his (Desharnais') agent about what we want to do. Hawkey, we're not going to sign and we've informed him that. We have too many goalies. He had a good year but we just don't have the spot and the contract space to give him an NHL contract."
On Matej Blumel and Tomas Mazura, who are best friends:
"I phoned Blumel and he was in the Czech Republic. I told him he had been drafted and he already knew of course. This was about a half hour after the pick. He said, 'Yeah, I'm with all my friends,' and I sort of threw it out, 'Well, do you want to come to Development Camp?' and he said, 'Yes, get me on a plane right away.' Then I phoned Mazura an hour later and he was the same way. I was delighted. They both said, 'Yes, I want to come right away, right now, get me on a plane.'
On goalies Stuart Skinner and Dylan Wells:
"It's a balancing act (sharing the net). Shane (Starrett) took a step this year and became a No. 1 goalie in the AHL. We knew that the other two would rotate going in and you want to get them playing, so they played a lot in Wichita but you don't want one guy sitting in Bakersfield. So, it was a rotation. I'm not sure how it's going to work next year. It may be the same type of thing."