Sacco hate ON:

Matt Duchene confirmed to Denver Post what the atmosphere was under Joe Sacco´s regime like. He didn´t hesitate to talk about the infamous doghouse. Players were forced to do what simply didn´t work. They have skills for something else, but they couldn´t use them due Sacco´s strict tactic. Coach was never willing to make a change in his job. He has never admitted a mistake.

Duchene: "There were very few people in this (dressing) room who were happy. Our style of play, it wasn't right for this team. We knew it would fail," Duchene said. "That was the hard part. We knew (any) success was going to be short-lived. It was hard to really be excited about it. For myself, it was really hard to look at what we were doing and think it would keep on working. I can honestly say now, it's not like that."

Stastny: "Our roster was never depleted. I think we had a lot of skill. Sometimes you just have to put the right parts together," Stastny said. "(Roy) has done a good job putting all the pieces together."