Jarrod Lakemore is a pretty stoic player, and though he of course feels the energy of the playoffs as much as anyone else, Lakemore never lets it affect his play too much. While plenty of other players out there say they like to "turn it up a notch" come playoff time, the fact is, Lakemore fully believes in giving it his best effort in all games, and thus his intensity level is just as high in the regular season as it is in the playoffs. Lakemore does appreciate that his teammates do seem to take things to another level in the playoffs but he always felt it is simply them bringing up their energy to match his level. He certainly appreciates that his teammates seem to take things more seriously, as players discuss tactics and plays more between shifts and focus more on how to bring out their best on the ice rather than goofing off and joshing around on the bench. But ultimately Lakemore hopes his high energy play throughout the regular season has already set the standard that is needed come playoff time, and hopes his teammates can match it. (192 words)