an emotional connor mcdavid: "some days are more than just about hockey. obviously the performance wasn& #39;t there tonight, but today is about colby and his memorial and his celebration of life. i thought everyone did a great job speaking."

mcdavid on having to play the day of cave& #39;s celebration of life: "you& #39;d like the nhl to maybe think that one through a little bit. ultimately, our performance wasn& #39;t good enough."

mcdavid: "i don& #39;t want to make excuses. they were better than us, but i think you& #39;re asking a lot from guys to sit through something like that and remember your teammate and see what they& #39;re going throuh, the whole family, and expect to preform that night...

mcdavid cont& #39;d: "i don& #39;t know what the league was really thinking there. i don& #39;t want to make excuses, i can& #39;t stress that enough, but it& #39;s obviously a hard day. it& #39;s a hard day for the cave family, it& #39;s a hard day for emily and her family and it& #39;s a hard day for (EDM/BOS)."

mcdavid on the week off coming up: "i think we& #39;ve been home three days in the last four weeks. good chance to regroup physically and mentally."