We tell them, stick on the ice, stick on puck, stick on stick. |
We want to give him the opportunity to become the best player he can, in all three zones. When a guy wants to play all the time and he wants the puck, it's important for us to give him those chances. |
We weren't scoring a lot of goals [earlier in the season] and Dickie was playing a lot and plus-minus kind of goes hand in hand. The only way that you'd ever be able to really get an honest assessment is to have the National Hockey League hire someone on a nightly basis just like they do in Major League Baseball and give players errors instead of plus-minus. |
We'll give guys an opportunity. That may be the difference for them being here, or not. |
We're passed the stage of frustration. |
We're really happy with the way that he's played. I don't think there's any doubt he'll be heading back to Pittsburgh with us. He's earned that right. |
We've had many mature 18-year old players that have come into this league and handled a lot. Not many have come in with the hype and the buildup as he has and he's handled it very well. |
When he was that disgusted, to be as animated as he was, just shows to me there was no way it was a penalty. |
You have to know the time, you have to know the score, you have to know who's on the ice. |