"I'm really proud about the effort, the no-quit in our team and the identity we've established. Now the Blue Jackets are known through the League for the identity we've built, which is a hard-working, hard-to-play-against, no quit, blue-collar team. I'm really proud of that.

"But let's not be satisfied here. It makes me really excited about the players we have, the potential we have."

-Jarmo Kekalainen, GM of the Columbus Blue Jackets. More on the Blue Jackets from Craig Merz at NHL.com.