Kevin Prendergast Quotes (10 Quotes)

You need the skilled guys and the players who can put the puck away, and we feel like we have some of those kids. At the same time, you have to win in the trenches and you do that with the big kids we're talking about.

It's a good team and Nate is going to be a good player for them.

We've tried to make sure some of the bigger kids we've taken are good skaters, ... You could send a lot of these kids over to the Eskimos and they'd blend right in, but they can move.

He has to improve the physical aspect and get more involved in the tighter areas,

You're not going to be able to win in this conference or this division unless you win the physical battles because of the teams we have to play against,

Nobody's making it easy and that's the way we want it. Every game from here on in, they're going to have to be better and it's going to be another measuring stick ... The door isn't open that wide and it's getting tighter every game.

Can he play in the NHL Like I said, he has the ability. We'll figure out over the next 18 days whether he can or can't.

Is he going to make the team It's up to him. We still don't have that No. 1 centre and we still don't have the guy we think can run the power play for us. He brings that to the table.

He's going to get a fair opportunity to play in some pre-season games, so we'll see,

He has the ability to play in this league. But it's up to him to create the spot for himself. He'll be given the opportunity.