Teams are more comfortable now taking on the risk of development of players than they were three or four years ago. More teams are realizing young players aren't a detriment. To me, there's no difference between a player at 19 and someone who's 21.
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In hindsight, probably more time would have been better. Maybe making sure everyone starts on the same night or relatively close.Doug Risebrough
We're not going to add youth for youth's sake. Younger players will have to challenge younger players - not veterans - next year. And they'll have to be able to make an immediate contribution to the team.
Doug Risebrough
Right now, we're not manufacturing enough goals. We're relying on our skills to score goals.
Doug Risebrough
This is the group, and I want to see what they can do. I want to see how many games we can win, and who's contributing to the winning. One thing I've learned in hockey is there's no guaranteed jobs.
Doug Risebrough
There's somebody who's going to say, 'I don't want to lose this guy so I'll put him out in four or five days' because they want to see what people might acquire.
Doug Risebrough
The Wild's commitment to Manny and his commitment to the team are based upon his play this season and his performance with the Wild ever since he started the first home game in team history on October 11, 2000. We see this as a step that will continue to improve our team and help take us to the next level.
Doug Risebrough
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