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...
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We're done with that (stuff). We're going to learn from the past and move on. I'm concerned about today and tomorrow and what's best for the Hawks, not me.
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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.
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They got away with a lot of stuff on him. He showed me a lot of class in that tournament, because he was mugged and kept battling through it and played well.
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Anton had a little sophomore jinx after having such a good rookie year. This year we'll see a different Anton. A little adversity last year might help him, but he will have some serious competition.
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This is a new beginning for us, ... We've been very happy with the people we were able to acquire. They all have skill, they all can play the game and they all have different attributes.
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This isn't a good thing, with February being hockey time. It's one of the pitfalls of this year's schedule and the Olympics, but we've got to live with it.
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Adrian was high on our list. We liked the fact that he can play offense and defense and lots of minutes. We also liked that Adrian is a class act.
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Adrian Aucoin was one of the top players we had targeted. He's a smart hockey player, logs lots of ice time, and is a solid two-way player who has an excellent shot from the point. He possesses excellent leadership skills and is a character player.
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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.
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He's down now, but he might be back tomorrow.
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We made that known early in the free agent (signing) period. We fought all week to get this done and we're totally excited.
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He doesn't want to let anybody down. Maybe he's trying too much. I've been trying to figure that out myself.
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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.