Shocking, funny and noteworthy quotes from personalities around the NHL
2013-01-17 10:20:00
“The one thing that’s impressed us with Kadri was in the faceoff circle, a little area where one-on-one compete has to be high. He beat some of our veteran guys in our area to start with the puck. He has the skill set, he showed it before, he showed it in the American League. And we have to make a decision whether he can continue to make a contribution at the NHL level.”
- Toronto Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle on Nazem Kadri.
by - 2013-01-17 10:20:00
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“The one thing that’s impressed us with Kadri was in the faceoff circle, a little area where one-on-one compete has to be high.
by - 2013-01-15 10:05:00
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“Rick was here since almost Day One of the franchise. He’s been the best player here from the get-go, too. If you think about it, he’s who the little kids growing up around here have wanted to be the last 10 years.
by - 2013-01-14 10:15:00
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“As a former player, it was a difficult decision to make, but it had to be done.”
- Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin. The team decided to tell Scott Gomez to stay home this season and that the team intends to buy him out of his contract in the summer.
by - 2013-01-11 13:35:00
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“I was floored and I still am stunned. I’ve never been fired before. How am I doing? I’m doing OK."
- Ex-Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke, speaking to the Toronto Star about his abrupt dismissal Wednesday.
by - 2013-01-10 14:58:00
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"I can't predict anything. I'm just going to do what I'm able to do and we'll see how it's going to go. They could say 'we may go with the younger guys' or something.
by - 2013-01-08 09:50:00
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“He never played a lot of minutes like some guys; he scrapped for his ice time. That’s the thing I like the best about him; he never complained.
by - 2013-01-07 15:35:00
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"Conditioning was a message that was sent to our players. It won't take very long to see which ones are and which ones aren't.
by - 2013-01-03 10:32:00
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“Feels great! Awesome! They didn’t know what hit them.”
- Team USA's Jake McCabe, who scored two goals in his team's 5-1 win over Canada in the World Junior Championship semifinal.
by - 2012-12-27 10:13:00
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"I was just looking to skate outdoors and I threw it out there on Twitter and so many people were asking where I'd go play, so I thought why not set a time and place and we'll all come and play.
by - 2012-12-24 10:30:00
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“It came to mind, the evil side of me. Then I realized real quick that if he had cardiac arrest on the way downstairs that it would have been one of those jokes that went bad.
by - 2012-12-22 10:19:00
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“You realize in a hurry that he is very intelligent. “His rapport, the way he communicates with people, it’s very balanced.
by - 2012-12-20 10:45:00
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“There is no more unprofessional organization in all of Europe. The club is misrepresenting the facts in an attempt to justify to their fans and media why NHL players keep leaving.
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"Probably not. Their depth and our play right now...it doesn't look too good."
- Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson, when asked if his team could come back from a 3-1 series deficit against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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