Say What - 'You Have To Be Ready'

Nikita Okhotiuk on settling into life in Calgary:

"It’s good, you know, got one team skate yesterday, skated with just a couple guys a few days before to get used to the ice, the air. Went around the hotel for walks, (to) see the city, restaurants, it’s been good so far."

On making his Flames debut Tuesday on short notice:

"That was crazy, but you’ve got to be always ready, we are hockey players, same as warriors, so anytime you have to be ready."

Dustin Wolf on playing the third period Tuesday:

"Again, get the feet wet. The team played pretty good in the third period so I didn’t have to do a whole lot. Again, I’ve been trying to just take it day by day, learn from the past experiences between being up here and some of the games down in the American League, and just work on becoming a better player every day."

On the differences between AHL and NHL shooters:

"I think guys are physically more mature in the National League, guys are much better at tipping pucks here than down there. It’s just managing where I am in my paint, and making sure I can still be mobile and get to rebounds."

Joel Hanley on adjustments between Dallas and Calgary:

"I don’t know if there’s one particular thing, just new systems, new bodies and just getting used to everyone’s game. The D have been great, I’ve been playing with a few different defencemen, everyone’s good players so at the end of the day it’s just bringing your best every shift."

On what he's being asked to do by the coaching staff:

"My game is pretty simple, it’s just defending hard. The structural things, D-zone wise is a little bit different than what we’ve played, so just getting used to all that stuff. As far as that, they’re just telling me to play my game, make sure you compete every night and every shift, pretty simple on my part."

Ryan Huska on Okhotiuk's Flames debut:

"We weren’t expecting him to play, that was very last-minute where he got thrown in, so we often dress extra guys for warmup and he was the guy that we wanted to have around the team for really the first time, and look to maybe get him in for our next game. Things happen sometimes, so I thought he did a pretty good job in a situation where he wasn’t expecting to play."

On whether Connor Zary has been out of the lineup longer than expected:

"I would agree on that, it has been a little bit longer, but you want to make sure in certain situations and if the player is feeling like he’s not totally 100%, we’re not going to put him in a situation where he’s 100% not ready. Very close is what I would say, and we’ll look forward to having him back here soon."