"Teams find ways to rally around big losses like (John Tavares). That's what we're trying to do. We lost (Matt) Duchene, (Mark) Stone and (Ryan) Dzingel, so obviously it's a little late now to kind of get anything going. But that's what teams need to do when they lose a guy like that, especially a captain." -- Senators forward Zack Smith
"We have enough depth on this team to be just fine. Obviously it stinks having guys sick and not feeling well, but it's kind of our team's turn to go through the flu bug or whatever it is. It's just part of the grind of the season." -- Islanders captain Anders Lee