Joel Quenneville Quotes on Opportunity (9 Quotes)

His couple years in Dallas weren't as successful as he had hoped. We feel he's revitalized, he's excited about the opportunity.

He could be a real nice fit for our team because you can use him in a variety of ways. The opportunity is there for him. He's got some NHL experience, and he played well when (the Ducks) went to the Finals (in 2003), so we're going to give him a look.

To get the opportunity to play for your country is a privilege and honor. Being exposed to the quality of hockey that will be there will be special for them. It's an experience that they are all going to bring back to the team at a critical time of the year. That could be useful for our team.

I thought the story of the game tonight was how well he played, especially on the three glorious opportunities they had in the third off of turnovers deep. It was nice to see him respond to the opportunity.

That was the plan, yeah. He had some work this morning and I think it was an opportunity for us to get his feet wet, get him back in it. It's been a while since he's played.

Part of the decision in making the trade was that we trusted that Peter could take us down the stretch. Every time that he has gotten an opportunity, he has risen to it, and we expect him to do it again.

The opportunity is definitely there. Somebody's got to seize it.

We're coming off two critical months. November and December, as far as the volume of games and a lot of real busy stretches in those months - this month looks like each and every game we should be well-prepared, ready and rested. This is an opportunity for us to help ourselves and position ourselves where we'd like to move up in the standings.

We've got a lot of veterans in place, a lot of guys signed to NHL contracts. But we love surprises and we anticipate having a few. We're going to give everybody that excels the opportunity to get a longer look and to potentially even make the team.