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...
knows numbers save
The numbers tell the story, the save percentage. He knows it. He's a professional.
available explore numbers sit
I'm going to explore all options. I'm not going to sit still. Everything that's available to us we're going to go after. The numbers tell the story with him.
best cup stanley
We got the best goaltender, a Stanley Cup winner,
pay
I understand. Listen, we have to pay the fiddler. I'll take responsibility.
games next playoffs points
Realistically, we're 10 points out of the playoffs with some games in hand. But we've got to get it together. It'll take 92 to 96 points to get into the playoffs, so in the next 48 games, we'll need 64 to 68 points. It's possible, but it won't be easy.
people talking
People are talking about us again, so that's good.
bad chance games whatever
said Tallon. ''If he has even 10 bad games out of 60 or whatever he plays, you're probably going to be in 50 games with a chance to win. We're going to be in most of the games we play.
decide report stay wait
We'll wait for the coaches' report on each player, then decide who'll stay and who will go.
fit franchise good ideally identified nice players skill
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.
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.
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.
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.
danny grit kid passion possesses richmond skilled
Danny Richmond is a kid with a lot of passion for the game. He is a skilled defenseman who possesses a lot of grit and toughness.
fits good plans player sharp skater skill solid speed
We addressed a need we had for speed and skill in getting Patrick Sharp. Sharp is a good skater and a solid two-way player who fits into our plans for the future.