Larry Pleau Quotes (42 Quotes)

He's still a young guy. He'll play in a lot of different situations for us. He can play right or left wing. He's a very useful player, a guy who can contribute over the next couple of years.

It's a decision that we have to make and we'll deal with it at the proper time.

He's a guy in the Elite League who's been able to produce numbers. We'll see what training camp is like for him. You're always looking for that little extra piece in a trade and take a chance on somebody. We'll see what he can do.

Mike inherited a somewhat difficult situation with 21 games remaining in the 2003-04 season, but he did an outstanding job of steering us into the playoffs, ... We very much look forward to having Mike return for a full NHL season as the Blues' head coach and give him the opportunity to execute his overall vision for this team and a plan for success.

We're in the process of getting this franchise healthy. Better days are going to lie ahead, but it's not easy to get there. We're taking some tough, tough steps.

Peter's attention to detail and international experience, both as a player and coach, will be instrumental to Team USA's preparation and success at the upcoming World Championship,

Our goaltending, no doubt about it, hasn't been at the level we'd like it to be.

We'd all like to know what are we going to do tomorrow. You live with that, but then again you have a job to do.

It's been different for me. If you're a buyer, you make calls earlier and then you kind of wait. Now, as a seller, you're getting the phone calls -- what's the piece you might have that clubs are looking for

I don't see that there's any need to do it in February, ... You could do it in June -- what's the difference Let the NHL get the Stanley Cup out of the way. Why do we want to announce it during the Stanley Cup It can hold its own at the right time. Even a

It's the best developmental league in the world, ... We have the best of both worlds now, by being able to operate in the AHL, and do it nearby in Peoria.

This is what the hockey world is right now, and you know something, this is what the system is supposed to do.

Eric Brewer has been a premier defenseman in the NHL for the past several seasons, and we are very excited about the talents he brings to the Blues. We are also adding two skilled younger defensemen who are clearly up-and-coming players at this level.

Dean is a player who immediately adds speed and quickness to our roster, and that was a top priority for us. We also believe that he can contribute goal-scoring ability and instill veteran experience to our lineup through the strong success he has enjoyed over his NHL career.

We like his skill. ... He's got some size on him. He's scored some goals in Junior and he's scored the last couple of years in the American. We project him as a top nine forward in the future.

The doctor has told him there is a healing process that is going to take place over the next four to 16, 17, 18 weeks. Nobody knows how long it'll be. ... What happens over the next 16-20 weeks, nobody knows.

We're pleased to say that Bryce's career as a member of the St. Louis Blues will continue for several more years,

Like that of all players, Al's career has unfortunately and finally come to an end, ... However, it gives us great satisfaction to know that his unparalleled expertise and experience will continue to benefit the Blues as he accepts a new position on our staff.

Vladimir is the type of player who can excel in many different situations, including at both wing positions. We are excited to add him to our organization, and I anticipate that he will make a strong contribution to the Blues for the next couple of years as a solid forward.

Scott Young is a returning veteran who knows the organization and what the coach expects, ... He adds speed and will contribute valuable time on the power play. Scott's level of performance was always very consistent during his time here in St. Louis, when he enjoyed some of his best years.

He's going to stay with the organization for a long time.

I don't think there are many teams that have added a free agent like that. We want him and he wants to get back to the way he played three years ago. And I think that's one of the main reasons he felt to let Al keep the captaincy, and that the best thing he could do for the team is getting back to playing the way he can.

We've met twice and kind of got some ideas on players, staff and training camp. We're just going through a process to give us some thoughts and some ideas from each other and see where we end up with this.

Let's face it, who's a better defenseman in this game ... He logged a lot of ice time, played hurt. I don't think we could have asked any more, and he's still got a lot of hockey in him.

That's as far as I'm going because I think it's unfair to make any kind of statement until Eric has a chance to get another opinion and sit down with all the information and then he can make an educated decision on what he'd like to do.

The World Championships is important for us, ... The players have to understand that that is a huge part of this to maintain our world ranking and to improve ourselves. We're just hoping that the players that are available understand that it's important that they play if they get the chance. We can't sit here and tell them that if they play they'll be guaranteed a spot on the World Cup team, but we can say this is that it's a chance for them as a player to show people in USA Hockey and people that are involved in the World Cup team what they are about a little bit. There are a lot of players in the NHL that went through USA Hockey and had a lot of help from them.

We made a decision at the time that we couldn't get something done that was right for both sides. He's a hell of a player. He could always score goals. He became much more of a complete player as he went on in his career.

Peter's got a good feel for the puck in the offensive part of the game. He's a give-and-go player and he knows what to do with the puck. He's got good vision and he gets his stick on the puck. He's got some good anticipation. I think his skill dictates top two lines and that's where he'll get a lot of opportunity in those areas, and we'll see what he does with it.

The main concerns we have as an organization is that he's healthy and he can get the eyesight back to where he's comfortable and he can live a normal life.

When you're in this situation, that's what you do. This is to make this franchise healthier in the future. If this franchise has Doug Weight on March 10, that's not a good situation.

I think a fresh start can be good for anyone. I don't view it as pressure. I view it as his opportunity to show he can take a team to the next step.

In addition, his community involvement and strong character have made him an excellent representative of this organization.

We're only going to do something if it's going to help us. I met with our pro scouts two weeks ago and we went through every team. If there's a prospect that we can think can help, we'll look at doing something. We've got a good idea on the guys we like . . . we went over it thoroughly and we're not going to take any fliers.

We're trying to gather the information. At that time, we'll know what his options are and we'll make a decision.

For a freshman in college to jump in and grab that type of playing time is really good. He started out real well up there, then he slowed down a little bit in the middle of the season, and then he ended up real strong.

Jamal's combination of speed and size, along with his past experience as a member of the Blues, makes him an excellent fit for our system, ... He also adds important versatility through his role on the penalty-killing unit, and his ability to play two positions at both right wing and center.

I think everybody in this business was probably looking at next year the cap possibly coming down or staying the same. Now all of our thought processes looking forward is definitely going to be different.

We're comfortable with Johnson. He's a young kid who has shown us a lot, but hasn't been consistent. But again, he's a young goaltender and age-wise most goalies don't get it going until they are 27 or 28 or 29, so we still have some high hopes for him.

I tried a good-luck charm last year. I don't know if anybody knows how long a walk that is . . . that's a heck of a walk from Madison Square Garden. I'm not going to bring any good-luck charms with me. I'm just going to bring positive thinking.

It's a limited role just to get his feet wet a little bit. We wanted him to stay in the organization. Where we go with this, there's no rush. There's no timetable.

I just think that as a team we got to answer the bell better,

We've got a decision to make. I think it's good for all parties to get together and make sure that everybody understands where we're at.