'“We’re going to be less competitive without Danny Briere and Chris Drury,” said Regier, who paused before continuing in a voice filled with emotion with a face that conveyed anguish. “But the sky’s not falling. This is a good hockey club. We’ll be good. We’ll figure out a way — somehow, some way — to be better. But people shouldn’t give up on these young men. They shouldn’t give up on the coaching staff. They shouldn’t give up on the community. The sky’s not falling.”'