
Shocking, funny and noteworthy quotes from personalities around the NHL
2012-12-11 13:14:00
“It just makes me question why (they) are wasting their time worrying about who’s in the room and who’s not in the room. They should be putting a little more energy into getting a deal done. We’ve negotiated in good faith. We’re trying to get something done. We want to play.”
- Ottawa defenseman Chris Phillips on the labor impasse.
by - 2012-12-11 13:14:00
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“It just makes me question why (they) are wasting their time worrying about who’s in the room and who’s not in the room. They should be putting a little more energy into getting a deal done.
by - 2012-12-10 12:39:00
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"My comments from a couple of days ago stand on their own. I think we were very close."
- NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr..
by - 2012-12-07 10:47:00
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"This is clearly their boldest move they've made. And to think that if everything's off the table and everything that was done since June or the first time we met is all gone, it is insane to me.
by - 2012-12-05 16:48:00
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"I think everybody wants to get a deal done, so I think that's encouraging. We look forward to making more progress."
- NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly speaking about the ongoing owner-player discussions.
by - 2012-12-03 14:10:00
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"The NHLPA has agreed to a meeting on Tuesday in New York that should facilitate dialogue between players and owners. There will be owners attending this meeting who have not previously done so, which is encouraging and which we welcome.
by - 2012-11-29 20:22:00
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“I don’t want people treating me different, I don’t want people feeling bad for me, I don’t want people moping around.
by - 2012-11-28 11:24:00
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“Nobody trusts anything they do. We could agree to their number on make-whole and they would still say it’s $100 million or no money or because you agree to that, we’re going to give less.
by - 2012-11-23 10:05:00
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"I agree 100 percent with 'Hammer.' This lockout is not about majority of players, I think. It is about several superstars with big contracts.
by - 2012-11-22 09:50:00
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"I am disgusted. We have to push Fehr to the wall to get the deal. Time is against us. We lost a quarter of a season, it is $425 million.
by - 2012-11-19 11:14:00
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"I think the view some have of our first offer is fairly naive as it relates to collective bargaining. A sophisticated negotiator would have looked at it and said, 'Obviously they want a 50-50 split.
by - 2012-11-16 17:09:00
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"So we are ready to meet. If indeed they do not want to meet, it will be at least the third time in the last three months that they have shut down the dialogue, saying they will not meet unless the players meet their preconditions.
by - 2012-11-13 15:52:00
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"The players always get their money. They're always going to get paid, no matter what. Look at that last deal. We ended up with the cap and everyone thought it was a bad deal.
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"Last year we came in as maybe an underdog, quietly. Got off to the right start just because teams weren't really ready for us. But this time around that's not the case. They realize we are a good team and they're ready to go against us, right off the get-go."
- Los Angeles' Colin Fraser. The Kings have lost two in a row and are now tied 2-2 in their series against the San Jose Sharks.