Paul Byron
- Byron's health status was the topic of conversation after he underwent hip surgery last July. The veteran winger finally made his season debut on January 30, but suffered numerous setbacks that ultimately forced him to watch from the sidelines again. His most recent injury was actually related to his operation: "I rehabbed, I felt good in the games, I felt like I got my speed back, and then just the workload, my left hip was swelling, there was swelling in the pubic area. It was natural compensation in my body. My right side was taking a lot of the workload, and I ended up tearing a few muscles where the bone attachment is on the pubic bone. I initially thought I had another sports hernia, but I got super lucky. Everything in the imaging was very minor. There were minor tears in multiple muscles, so it's nothing more than rest and rehab. In a few more weeks, I'll be pretty much back to 100 percent. This is a big summer for me to try and build my body back up and be able to handle that workload and handle that compensation."
- While the Ottawa native was limited to just 27 appearances, he still took away some important positives from the campaign: "I felt like I got my speed back. I know I'm a great skater. I could probably skate in sixth gear and look pretty good out there, but when you're used to playing in seven and eight and having that last burst, that extra speed, losing that was tough, so getting that back felt really good again. Now, it's just a matter of getting to a point where you can do it every game and your body can handle it every game."