John Muckler Quotes (28 Quotes)

He told me the reason he put Tyson on his mask is because he was an idol of his, as a boxer. He knows now that Tyson he's lost that right because of his conviction as a rapist and also as a female abuser. And he told me he would take the mask off.

We like our hockey club. We're going to spend the next couple of weeks seeing where we're at and then we're going to make some decisions. We've got to find out in camp where everybody is going to fit in.

We are still optimistic. I don't know if he will be back for the first playoff game, but he's going to give it a try and we are going to go day-by-day.

I could see that this conversation wasn't about money, it was about him coming back and trying to play and trying to win another Stanley Cup. He wasn't happy about the way his career had ended in Detroit and he wanted to show that he could become an elite player again.

We've had a plan right since Dom got injured. The plan is to have Dom 100 per cent and when he's 100 per cent he will come back and he will play in the playoffs.

He's a gritty hockey player, he's got good vision, he's an intelligent player,

That's one thing we do have going for us to change things around, is Marty coming back. That does make us a better hockey club.

He was the best player on the ice. Jason showed a lot of poise for a young guy to be put in a position like that. The pressure did not bother him one iota. He didn't feel a thing. He just looked at it as a great opportunity and that's how it turned out for him.

They lost Game7 of the conference finals when Devils winger Jeff Friesen scored with 214 to play, but by then it was just as easy to say that Ottawa had beaten itself. Despite having home ice advantage in all three of their playoff series, the Senators didn't win the first two games at home in any series. Then they committed the unpardonable act of falling behind three games to one to New Jersey. For Ottawa to be a juggernaut this season, it must assert itself. This team, ... needs more of a killer instinct.

He wanted a little attention, he wasn't getting any with Dom around, not playing any games.

I think we do have enough depth in the organization to cover for Marty while he's gone and at the same time it will give us an opportunity to look at our younger players.

Right now, we don't have any hot irons in the fire. Have we been talking to teams Yes. Do we want to make a move Only if it betters our hockey club. And we don't want to do it by subtraction, only addition.

He's a terrific player who's going to get better. It was just that the time was right for us to make the move.

We let a good hockey player go to Atlanta, ... But I just felt it was time for change. We had two runs at the Stanley Cup, one was partially successful, last season we failed. There's a reason when you fail and those reasons have to be looked and tried to be rectified and this is what we're trying to do.

I didn't know what to think to tell you the truth, first you're worried about how serious this could be and the consequences of course. Fortunately I don't believe there are any major consequences to this injury.

The good thing is if he works hard there's a possibility he'll be able to come back for the playoffs.

We're just going to let them play right now, ... They're under contract for this year and that's something we'll look at.

We came awful close last year, ... I felt we had a great opportunity to be the Stanley Cup champs. I think we've gone through everything you need a team to go through and experienced everything that you need to go through to become champions. There's no reason to think that our team can't take that next step. Every championship team goes through that stage or learning how to win. You face disappointments along the way, but after the disappointments comes success.

He's soon going to be 41 years old and his flexibility is unbelievable. He's like Gumby.

He was an idol of his as a boxer, but (Emery) knows now that he lost that right (to wear the mask) with (Tyson's) conviction as a rapist and a female abuser. Ray told me he would take it off.

It's a severe suspension, five games. Marty is going to be a big loss to our hockey club, ... but having said that, there's no place in hockey for kicking. I'm very sure that Marty is very sorry it happened. I don't think he intended to injure anybody.

We have a club here that has 105 points and we have a goalkeeper in Emery who is playing very well at this particular time. It doesn't make any sense to hurry Dom back. We do not have any hidden agenda.

We want to put him in a position where he can be successful, ... He wasn't able to obtain that at this level. As we all know, he had a good training camp and it didn't carry over to the season.

I don't know if I've seen this kind of excitement in any hockey community since (Wayne) Gretzky went to Los Angeles ... especially in this size of a city,

We didn't ask him not to wear the mask. We just had a discussion about what was right and what was wrong. He said he would take it off.

I know everybody has a different opinion on this, ... I know what Dominik Hasek brings to the game and he brings passion. He loves the game and I have no question this is going to work.

I think there's a little negativity in this town because they don't look at themselves as winners. It's doom and gloom, there's no doubt about that. They need some sunlight.

This team has the most character I've been associated with since Edmonton. Now they have to prove it. They came to camp believing that they can win the Cup.