I've said it many times in the past and I continue to maintain that Martin St. Louis is the heart and soul of our hockey team. |
If he and his agent are coming in looking for the maximum amount, which they are certainly entitled to do, it's just not going to happen. |
In terms of right now - while we do like the six - there is a gap, so that's always a concern. If we don't add any depth there we better be lighting more candles than we have been lately. |
In terms of the money itself, we have room. I don't feel we're constrained because we are so tight up against the cap. Being able to bring in a contract worth $3 million, that's pretty good. |
In the salary cap world, if you get caught up in just rewarding past performance, it can be fatal for your team. |
It was a very, very difficult time. Sitting and playing two or three minutes a game was not what he felt he signed up for. |
It's a fair deal that benefits him and yet it gives us some relief with next year's cap. It's a win-win situation for everyone. |
It's quite an offer, quite a contract that he received. It's something that we couldn't match ... in order for us to try to what we have to do to keep this team together as much as we can. |
It's there for the taking. |
Jay Rosehill is a prototypical Tampa Bay player. He is physical, aggressive, he likes to hit and isn't afraid to drop his gloves when necessary. |
Jimmy, when he was here, didn't show anywhere near the desperation that we needed him to. We were a little disappointed. Actually, we were a lot disappointed in that. Then he went (back to Springfield) and became very much a perimeter player. We can't have guys playing on the perimeter. So the feeling was maybe a change of scenery was something he needed. |
John Grahame is licking his chops to compete for that spot. |
Martin St. Louis is the 'heart and soul' of our hockey team. |
Martin St. Louis is the heart and soul of our hockey team, ... Dating all the way back to the summer of 2004, there was never a moment when we were not firmly committed as an organization to getting Marty signed long-term. |
Obviously, any time you lose one of your top players, it's a huge disappointment. |