"We all know [the competition] is there, obviously, but I said it before, we're friends and we get along, we're teammates still and we're trying to win hockey games at the end of the day," Fasching said. "We're not wishing poorly for each other out there. We're hoping to win a game. That's the whole point, to win hockey games. As much as there's competition, it's still a team game …
"To have a winning culture in both the NHL and the AHL has been said multiple times around the program and I think that's incredibly important. I mean, that's something that's huge. [If] you're losing in Rochester and you get called up, you get worn down a little bit almost. To be winning hockey games and to do it on a consistent basis is huge and I think to have that commitment it shows a lot of the character of the guys we have working with us."
While the forward prospects compete against each other, Guhle will be going against a group of veteran defensemen for ice time. His performance at the Prospect Challenge was impressive, but he'll have to continue to shine when training camp begins.
"The best thing about Guhle, obviously, is his skating," Rochester coach Chris Taylor said. "His first three steps he can pull away from anybody, especially on a breakout. He's headsy, he's really good. He can dish the puck, he can shoot the puck, and he's got some hockey smarts. Even defensively, his game, his reach with the stick on the puck a lot, his penalty killing was really good. Guys that can skate on defense like that, that have offensive instincts like he does, they're hard to come by."