34 ordspråk av Doug Risebrough
Doug Risebrough
I'm saying that the trade deadline is looming, and I'm not commenting about who I'm trading or not.
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If I was going to do it, then I'd probably do something with the veterans more than the rookies because they've been playing well and maybe they deserve a chance.
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In hindsight, probably more time would have been better. Maybe making sure everyone starts on the same night or relatively close.
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It was simple, the value was there in making the deal. It was a difficult trade to make so Kevin had to understand that the value was going to have to be more, even if it would have been less had I moved him somewhere else.
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It's a way to get into the lineup.
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One role we've been trying to find is somebody at center who's hard working and kind of pesky. Erik's kind of done that at the U and done that as a pro. Maybe there's an opportunity to see what he can do in NHL.
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Right now, we're not manufacturing enough goals. We're relying on our skills to score goals.
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Teams are more comfortable now taking on the risk of development of players than they were three or four years ago. More teams are realizing young players aren't a detriment. To me, there's no difference between a player at 19 and someone who's 21.
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The Wild's commitment to Manny and his commitment to the team are based upon his play this season and his performance with the Wild ever since he started the first home game in team history on October 11, 2000. We see this as a step that will continue to improve our team and help take us to the next level.
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The Wild's commitment to Manny and his commitment to the team are based upon his play this season, and his performance with the Wild ever since he started the first home game in team history on Oct. 11, 2000.
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There's somebody who's going to say, 'I don't want to lose this guy so I'll put him out in four or five days' because they want to see what people might acquire.
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This is the group, and I want to see what they can do. I want to see how many games we can win, and who's contributing to the winning. One thing I've learned in hockey is there's no guaranteed jobs.
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Unrestricted free agency is not a savior. I've never seen an unrestricted free agent carry a team. But it is a tool.
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We did it a year in advance, and we didn't get any credit for it.
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We have a number of players who are third-, fourth- or fifth-year pros. It's their time. We're not sure what they're going to do, but we need to find out.
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