Bob Nicholson
Bob Nicholson
both change games huge management sure team top vancouver
We were 2-0 with the top team in both those tournaments, why would we change anything? We will reassess and re-evaluate. We know that when the Games are in Vancouver it's going to be huge and we want to make sure we have the right management team in place for those Games.
decision next
We'll make that decision in the next 24 hours.
good group piece
We have a good group with those five. We have to look at what our need will be. It's really what piece fits.
came couple excellent job last love offer situation
We've had discussions over the last couple of months. There hasn't been anything formal. I'm in an excellent situation and I love my job here. But if the right offer came along, I'd listen.
guy sure
We need him here. He's the guy that's going to make sure that everything is in place.
focus management mom ok people process sure talked wayne
Our whole process here right now is to make sure everything is OK with Wayne and with his mom and that's where our focus is. I've talked to all of our other management people and we'll just take it day by day here.
everybody leave together
We'd like to keep everybody together and we're going to leave as planned.
clear coach deal direct good great players shows
He's such a good coach because he is very clear and direct to the players on what he wants. He really makes them accountable, but in his own way always shows a great deal of support.
certainly thinks wayne
He thinks he should be here and I certainly want him here. If Wayne didn't come, that's not right.
calling situation talking tough updating wants
I know it's tough for him. I get the feeling, just from talking to him, that he wants to play, and I don't think he'd be calling us updating us on the situation as much as he is if he didn't want to play.
players top
If Sidney Crosby is in the top 23 players he'll be on the team.
players winning
If players are going to play, they want to be on a winning team, and we've been doing that.
camp key medical players staff start stay talk top toronto
The key thing for us now is to have our medical staff talk to all NHL medical staffs to stay on top of where all of our players are. We're going to have to do that from now to the start of our camp in Toronto (Feb. 13).
against biggest game junior looking medal olympics round
I'm not even looking to the Olympics right now. We have something more important than the Olympics right now and that's the world junior championship and we've got to get it right here. We're going into our biggest game (tomorrow against the U.S.) and into the medal round and it has to be better.