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ERIK GUDBRANSON ON 600TH CAREER GAME:

ON GETTING BACK TO FULL HEALTH:

"A few of the injuries I've had, I don't want to say 'lingered' - but you have your shoulder put back into place and it takes a while. I had one done when I was younger and looking back at that process, the way it felt... There was a massive jump at six months where I felt really confident with it, and then you keep working on it, keep working on it. But three years later, that moment at six months felt almost devastating compared to where I was. Then I had my wrist done twice, broke my face, did my other shoulder and it's just amazing how time heals. Just getting that extra few summers of being healthy and getting two full summers of healthy training, it did make a difference."

ON KEITH YANDLE'S IRONMAN STREAK:

The Flyers defence will tie Doug Jarvis' consecutive game streak at 964 tonight in Philly
"It's amazing. You do this long enough, it's almost unfathomable, really. And he's played well the whole time, too. That's the other side of it, he's been a really good hockey player the whole time. For him to do that is extremely special and something to be congratulated, big time."

ELIAS LINDHOLM ON FACING THE BLUES:

"Obviously, we're playing a really good team. They're score a lot of goals so for us to tighten up defensively, give them no room and be a five-man unit all over the ice is going to be key for us."

ON BOUNCING BACK FROM SATURDAY:

"Yeah, for sure. Our talk before the game was to come out strong and have a good first period, and I feel we did and had a 2-0 lead. So, to let that slip is tough in such an important game like that. Definitely hungry for two points today."

ON MATTHEW TKACHUK'S HOT STREAK:

"I think he's been playing well for a long time here. He's just doing the right things out there. He's creating a lot of chances, a lot of shots on net. Just all over the ice, he's very good and it's just fun for me to play with a guy like that that's making plays and is hard to play against."

DARRYL SUTTER ON WHAT THE BLUES DO WELL:

"They're a really balanced team. They're not a star team; they're a really deep team. They have nine or 10 guys that either won the Cup with St. Louis or won it elsewhere. They're a big, really well-balanced team."

ON THE FLAMES' 5-ON-5 GAME:

"Obviously, against Florida we did a really good job on sides of the puck in all three zones. I think we played a really resilient game against Florida - and I think in Edmonton, we were good for the most part. I think there was a dip in some of our players in the second period, which affects our overall game. You want them to be consistent with their minutes, guys that we're counting on."