If I pay somebody a certain amount of money, ... everybody that walks into my office knows what I've paid. So if you pay too much for one player, you better be prepared to pay too much for seven players. |
If some of our older players can play close to the level they were at two years ago, we've got a chance to have a good team, |
If we have to wait, and it means we're going to get Pavel in our lineup -- I'll wait. |
If you are a Red Wing, and you see how hard Steve works to be successful, you can't help but give it your best effort. |
It's a very big relief. |
It's been a tough 12 hours for our organization. The great news is that Jiri Fischer is doing very, very well. |
It's like getting a quality player at the trade deadline. |
It's not fancy, ... We put all the money into the foals. |
Jamie hasn't really had an opportunity, and when he did have an opportunity, he didn't play nearly as well this year as he did in 2003-04 (before the lockout). We felt it was a little bit of an opportunity, maybe, for an upgrade. |
Like winning the hockey lottery, |
Mikael has been a key player throughout this season and earned the opportunity to stay in Detroit. I'm happy to have him signed and to be able to keep in him a Red Wings jersey for the next three seasons. |
Mike Babcock is going to make everybody accountable every day because none of them have a track record with him. He's going to respect the resumes, but he also wants to see what they bring to the table now because that's what is most important. |
My expectation is that Pavel will be back to play for us. |
My hope is that he can play similar to where he was a couple of years ago, ... I don't know that that's a realistic expectation starting this week. |
My hope is that he ends up in a Red Wings uniform - however long it takes, |