Dale Tallon
Dale Tallon
Michael "Dale" Tallonis a Canadian ice hockey executive for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. He played in the NHL for ten years as a defenceman for the Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Following his retirement as a player, Tallon began a broadcasting career with the Blackhawks lasting 16 years. In 1998, he joined the front office as director of player personnel before working his way up to GM. Serving in the latter capacity from...
best cup stanley
We got the best goaltender, a Stanley Cup winner,
approach athletics bring dan excited helping improve innovative players skating
We are excited to have Dan on board. Not only is he a world-class athlete, he's a world-class person. He will bring a fresh, innovative approach to helping our players improve their skating skills.
direction era handle
We are changing, you have to, with the times. It's a different era than it was. This is the direction we want to go in now and how we handle things.
root trying
I'd like to see more of that. There's no accountability in some of these guys, but all of them are accountable. Everybody's trying to get to the root of this.
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Ideally we'd like to get our franchise better. It'd be nice to get some good young players who fit into our future. We've identified our need for more skill and more speed, and we're working in that direction.
direction high ice talked valuable
We talked about the direction we're going in and how valuable he would be to us on and off the ice with our young kids. He was high on our list.
direction ice talked valuable
We talked about the direction we are going in and how valuable it would be to us on the ice and off the ice with the young kids.
might
He's down now, but he might be back tomorrow.
agent early fought free known totally week
We made that known early in the free agent (signing) period. We fought all week to get this done and we're totally excited.
athlete athletics ice year
I wouldn't say it's cold, but every year Winnipeg's athlete of the year is an ice fisherman.
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Jocelyn is a class act and did a lot for our organization, ... We're happy to be able to get a deal done and we're happy that he's going to a good situation in Pittsburgh. He'll do quite well for them, we wish him all the best. It was strictly a business decision.
anybody figure maybe trying
He doesn't want to let anybody down. Maybe he's trying too much. I've been trying to figure that out myself.
explore listen players pursue sit
We'll explore all options. We'll pursue every angle. I'll listen to anything on anybody. We're not going to sit still and put up with it. I don't want the players to feel threatened, but enough's enough.
decide report stay wait
We'll wait for the coaches' report on each player, then decide who'll stay and who will go.