It's people's perception that you got to have a No. 1 goalie, ... Minnesota - not that they've won a Stanley Cup or anything - they went pretty deep into the playoffs with that sort of format in goal. |
Killer instinct is putting teams away and not making mistakes. |
Like a lot of the great generals in wartime history, that's the best way to describe him. |
My fear is that he's so frustrated right now with the way he's been attacked, he may just pack it in at the end of the year and walk away from the game. And nobody wants that. |
No one has the right to complain, |
One of my favorite things to say about Wayne is that you should never underestimate him. He loves the game. He has a fantasy camp every year, and he plays with every team and in every game. He just loves being on the ice. |
Sidney Crosby might be the leader of the team in 2010. But at this time we felt we wanted to go with proven veteran players. |
Thanks to Mark, ... the Islanders couldn't touch us after that. |
That's the beauty of the playoffs. I think the coaches were looking at getting a little more size on that line and he's a shooter. That's the thing. He's got something like (16) power-play goals in the American League. He was starting to take over down there. |
The allegations are pretty serious. I don't have much comment other than I hope they're not true. |
The people involved in illegal gambling are often doing other things besides the gambling. And that's what makes it so distasteful. |
The risk and the reward is: How much will he develop here (versus) how much does he develop in junior? |
There was a time, playing them, we knew we had to play an absolutely flawless game, and then get some help to get a win, |
There's a good chance that Sidney could be the leader of the team in 2010. But at this time we felt that we wanted to go with proven veteran players that have won at the World Cup level, and the world championship level and the Olympics. |
There's definitely a buzz here, no question, |