He looked me right in the eye and said, `Lou, I'm tired of the Devils being pushed around, on the ice and off the ice. . . . I'm just sick and tired of losing. We have to change this,' ... That's when I became a Devil. I knew that this was a man I wanted to work with. |
He played great. I'm excited as he is that he played well. |
He was a man at his lowest end. |
He's always been a scorer, no matter what level he's been at. The question was, would his size get in the way. We found out quickly that the size of his heart never changed. |
He's been a leader on and off the ice as a hockey player and a person, |
He's been here since he's been 18. He says it all. |
He's done a lot of good things here. He brings a lot of enthusiasm. He knows his role and he knows what's at stake. |
He's feeling better every day. |
He's made real progress. It's just a matter of time [before he returns]. The back is the back, but it's been extremely positive the last few days. |
He's not going to be able to skate for a bit. Unfortunately, it's worse than we thought. |
He's progressing. It's going to take time. |
Herb and I are delighted to add Dave to our coaching staff. He has a wide variety of coaching experience. Also, with the type of young talent we have at Utica, we felt it was necessary to have someone of Robbie's caliber preparing our product. |
I am not going to make a decision just to make a decision. |
I couldn't ask for anything more, from the power play to the goaltending to the penalty kill. |
I don't allow those things to even be a thought process. It's not in my vocabulary. |