Pierre Lacroix Quotes (16 Quotes)

John-Michael showed us that he is capable of being the kind of player that will excel in the new NHL. He's a very smart, skilled player who has a bright future ahead of him.

He is in the prime age of his career. Give him the right environment and he will be back to where he had all of his success before. He has his best years ahead of him. We believe in this guy.

I'm convinced the league was careful to take into account all the elements and acted with a clear sense of what was fair for all parties involved. Steve Moore's complete recovery continues to be our main concern.

We are convinced that we are securing our goaltending position for many years.

We had no desk we had nothing. So we were using these boxes. We built our own desk setup and used it for 60 days. That's how deep it was when we first came.

At 29, he is in the prime of his career and we strongly believe he will be a strong contributor to our club and Milan will thrive in this new NHL landscape.

We made it clear to him back then that we will welcome him when he gets a full release on his medical status. Last I heard, he didn't have it yet. A non-contracted player, whether Steve Moore or anybody else we can't have a guy, for liability reasons, practice with us. He wanted to train with us. He needs to get his medical release, and he was very comfortable with that. He said he could train without taking contact, but we're in training camp.

As I stand before you tonight, I am very proud and privileged to be here on this great night and I'd like to thank the whole community of Denver for its support.

We are an organization with very, very high expectations. It's no different this year. It's obvious the team is not showing any emotion, the team is not doing the things they need to do in order to fulfill these expectations. It's nothing in particular, other than I am convinced it was the right time to make the call.

This is a move we are making to assure our fan base that we are here for one reason. It's also a message for our players, that even though it's very tight in the restrictive new (economic) landscape of the business, this allows us to go to another level.

His first reaction (to the trade) is he was ecstatic.

Adam is a wonderful athlete and a wonderful human being. He was understanding of the situation and the new landscape of the NHL.

He's a great man with a lot of potential after hockey. He's got a great wife and a great family, and he's still got a lot to look forward to.

That would have been a bad decision on my behalf.

There wasn't room to keep everybody, but we could have about 30 million of space next year, ... We'll be cap-free for 100 years to come.

Peter was so understanding, just like Adam was. They were very understanding of the situation. They know it's a new era of the NHL. Other teams are doing different things, but other teams don't have the quality and roots we have.