He's probably the most all-around gifted player I've been around. |
He's seeing doctors, and we'll see where we'll go. In all likelihood, we feel it's that direction. That's why we've kept him out. |
He's shooting the puck pretty well. The range of motion and everything's good. Taylor I would put in the day-to-day category, but you're probably looking more at a week to 10 days. |
He's sore. . . . Could he play? I think if it was a do-or-die situation, we may take the chance. But we need a healthy team weeks from now, not right now. |
His foot was swelled up and we just decided to keep him off. We hope not, but I guess that's a possibility, and in that case we may have to utilize seven defensemen or bring somebody up. |
His mark is he's a hard hitter and runs over people. He's just been out there doing it, and you have to give him credit. |
I can tell you to a man nobody's satisfied with stopping there. We want to keep this thing rolling. |
I didn't even expect it coming through training camp. But what I saw in training camp was passion and desperation. It had nothing to do with his offensive skills. It was a determination to put his body on the line. He just jumped right out. |
I didn't like it. I have no respect for a guy when he goes after a knee. If he wants to play like that, he'd better be ready to respond. |
I don't believe it was inadvertent. But he definitely got him with his stick. |
I don't have enough time to tell you right now [how good this feels]. It's a great relief. |
I don't know how their video judge can decide that in one second. Somebody's gotta explain that to me. We've had reviews where it's been five minutes. That took two seconds, and the guy kicked it in. Come on. |
I don't know if his career was going nowhere. They liked him there, but here he's been a more determined player in all three zones. He fits the way we play here, and when he plays center he's able to play in any situation. |
I don't see any reason to change anything, no. |
I don't think one game would make that much difference. We've had points in eight straight games. We've been on a tear, and I'm not going to change anything. |