The mentality of our team, especially with the young guys, is that this is a real opportunity for them.
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He's real impressive. His skill level and his skating level are incredible. I think that he's a special player, but I don't think there is much extra pressure on him right now. I think right now he's able to find his own level because we are competent back there. We have good players back there so he's going to be able to develop at the proper pace. But when you have a player who is that strong, everybody gets excited. And I think we are all feeling like this is a terrific opportunity for him and the franchise.Ken Hitchcock
Our whole game was solid today. This is now the fourth game in a row where we had almost the same lineup. We havent been able to do that for four months. Now we are starting to have lines stay together for more than one game and some continuity is coming onto out hockey club.
Ken Hitchcock
That's a dangerous play in hockey when you're checking the player with the puck and he checks you. The checking player doesn't suspect that and he's not ready for it. I think you see a lot of injuries when that type of play happens.
Ken Hitchcock
We're not going to put him in unless he's 100 percent. If he's 100 percent after today, we'll probably let him go at it. But if he's not, then we will wait until Saturday.
Ken Hitchcock
He scored so many big goals for me in Dallas. It was frightening how many big goals he scored. The '98 and '99 seasons, he had comeback goals, clinching goals, important goals. That was it. Not the goals he scored, but the importance of the goals he scored.
Ken Hitchcock
When hes healthy, the way this game is played now, its built for him. Hes quick. Hes smart. Hes hard to get a handle on physically. Hes a huge asset. Its not just him as a player, but he makes people around him better. Hes a good teammate.
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