Matthew Lombardi Quotations

Mac did an awesome job. I saw him wheeling down there and he got to the puck first and then battled it out and then a one-handed pass, it was great. I was all alone and he gave me all the time in the world so hats off to him.

I'm anxious to see how it opens the game up,

He is just playing so well. He's finding open space and I'm just kind of looking to get the puck and put it on his tape. It's pretty awesome.

He can nail me anytime he wants if it's going to happen like that.

Guys won't be rimming it as much, or if you are, it'll have to be a hard rim. The goalies won't be allowed to be that extra defenceman.

Last summer was crappy -- it was brutal,

We're definitely not shooting enough and it shows. Our style of game is getting those ugly goals. Going to the net, crashing the net, that's when we have success. We have to keep doing that and focus in on getting a lot of shots on net.

It was a long road back but it's over now and this summer is awesome. Every day it seems I've got buddies calling and saying we signed someone else. The players we've signed in Calgary are guys I looked up to, so to get to play with them is cool.

Sometimes you catch yourself watching him when he's working the puck down there. He's unbelievable.

As a team we feed off him real well and the energy he brings. He's such a good leader.

The boys were feeling really good this morning and really excited to get into the game and it showed out there.

It was awesome to be a part of,

Dono made a great play, a great pass. He's on fire. It's good to see.

It'll be interesting to see what systems teams will be using against it.