Bernier quotes
On if he will start at goalie (He seems a little unconvincing, and we later found out from Crawford that the goalies were told who would start): ``We don't know yet. He didn't tell us. I guess he didn't tell us nothing.''
On his next start after his first NHL loss Saturday: ``You got to bounce back. Every time you have a loss or a bad game, it's important to bounce back quickly.''

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I sure seems to me that Berns is going to be the starter tomorrow. If he is, thank God!
We need to have our best chance to win every night, especially against division rivals, and right now that is Bernier.
Thanks for the insight on this matter Matt! I can now at least sleep decently tonight knowing that we have a "chance" of winning tomorrow.
Get things together guys and give Berns some support back there!!!
Berns is our best bet. But he'll only be as good as our defense plays in front of him. If they play the way they did in the 3rd period against St. Louis, I'm afraid it's going to be a long night for the kid.