Bill Guerin
Bill Guerin
William Robert Guerinis an American former professional ice hockey player and the current assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Guerin played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League, winning two Stanley Cup championships with the New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins. Internationally, Guerin represented the United States in the Olympics in 1998, 2002 and 2006, and participated in two Ice Hockey World Championships. Guerin was the first player of Hispanic descent to play in the NHL...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth9 November 1970
definitely rude step
It's definitely a rude awakening. We're going to have to get better. We're going to have to get better every step of the way.
everybody matter step third whether
Everybody has to step up. It doesn't matter whether it's your second, third or 15th year. It's the playoffs.
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This is not a public-relations stunt. We've put a lot of work into this proposal and this isn't something we came up with overnight. We felt that we had to do something. We're getting down to crunch time and since the league isn't doing anything, we felt like we'd better do something before the whole season goes down the tubes. We've waited long enough for them to try to step up.
believe choice clear focus gain hard positive stepping work
We didn't have much of a choice. We are not going to be in the clear for a while. Sometimes you just gain a lot by stepping back a little. We have to focus on the positive things. We all here believe in good, hard work ethic.
guess guys mixture plate start step veterans
I guess you're going to find that on any teams, that it's going to start with the veterans and other guys are going to follow. We had a lot of guys step up to the plate tonight. ... You had a mixture of young and old doing a lot of things.
effort everybody gave great needed together walk
I know we gave our best, everybody gave a great effort but we didn't put it together like we needed to. It's one of those things you just don't want to walk away from.
They've had a long year. I don't know how I would have reacted to it, because we got a lot of calls.
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This is just window dressing unless (the owners) have completely changed their philosophy, but I don't expect that. I just don't understand where they're coming from. We've told them time after time. It's just about one thing. And I think it's become quite personal for them to crush the union and become successful that way. How it affects the game doesn't really matter.
dallas deserve fans fun games
The fans in Dallas have been so loyal. They deserve this. All-Star games are great. They're fun to play in. They're fun to watch.
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I'm absolutely thrilled that Mike is coming back, ... Besides the fact it instantly makes our lineup better, it's the right thing that Mike Modano is a Star for the rest of his career. If he went somewhere else, it would have been a shame and brutal for the whole organization and city. He's our Steve Yzerman.
atmosphere feeling game
Oh, it's unbelievable. On game nights, there's something in the air. There's a feeling and atmosphere going through the arena. As a player, you really feel it.
advantage core definitely four good guys last played sitting teams three together
It's definitely an advantage. We've got guys that have played together the last three or four years. A lot of teams really juggled their rosters. The core of our team is back, most of the team is back. We're sitting good right now.
loves town
Every town loves a winner. This town in particular,
They called the meeting, and then they wanted to get tougher. It was just a joke.