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“I’m proud, of course. But it’s up to my ability, not my nationality, to get the job done. It’s not about the front page of your passport; it’s about your ability to do the job. I’m absolutely thrilled, I’m honored. It’s a big challenge, but I’m an awfully confident guy and we’ve got good people working in this organization to build a winner.”
- Jarmo Kekalainen, Columbus' new GM and the first European to hold that position for an NHL team.
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"If we do pick first, we're leaning more toward one of those three forwards."
- Colorado's executive vice president of hockey operations, Joe Sakic, on what the Avalanche plan to do with the first overall pick at the June 30 entry draft. Many were expecting Colorado to take defenseman Seth Jones.