Don MacAdam Quotes (14 Quotes)

I finally got a call back and they said there should have been a penalty. The player has to make an attempt to avoid contact, and the player clearly didn't.

As I told the league, I respect their opinion, but we've got an injured player who's already missed three games and he's likely going to miss six. The punishment is not remotely close to what it should be.

We'd end up in the office talking hockey. He offered (to coach), and I'm not one to turn down help.

Whoever it was, there's no excuse for that behavior. I'm sure it's frustration. But there's still no excuse.

We'll pay a reasonable price, but we're not paying 2,000. It's not like we smashed light fixtures.

We talked about the things we should have done better and the players made the corrections today.

Our passing was abysmal. Passing is a caring skill. If you care to put the pass on the guy's tape, you can make it. I haven't played a game in 30 years and I know I can do it. I do it in practice every day.

Penalty killing takes all four skaters and the goaltender working together. If one guy screws up on the PK, you're in trouble. It's very much a unit thing.

Sometimes you just have to find that extra gear, that extra level. Even with the guys we're missing, having everybody contribute in their roles will give us a chance to succeed any night.

He was the only player they wanted. We were not in a very good bargaining position.

He's a huge loss for us. One of our veterans. One of our captains. And the fact that he stayed and played (Friday) ... I just have great respect for him.

We need to get a couple of ugly goals, something to go off somebody's skate.

I've heard (the rumors) for a couple of months now. It usually happens shortly after Christmas, after the turkey digests. But I don't know of a scenario why the team wouldn't be here next year.

I didn't slam it. I simply closed it. It's a new building, sometimes things go wrong.