Dave Nonis
Dave Nonis
David M. Nonisis a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He is a special assignment scout for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey Leagueand serves as a consultant to the team's general manager, Bob Murray...
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There won't be a coaching change this year. We're giving everyone a chance to win and (Crawford) is part of that. If the players are looking for a way out, that's not it.
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If people knew what was available and what it costs, I don't think there's anyone out there that would pull the trigger on what has been offered to this point. There have been very few deals for a reason. There are players you can get for less, but they're not going to help you.
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It wasn't because the message wasn't correct. It was in some cases that certain players weren't listening to that message.
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It's easy to point the finger at one guy and I don't think that's fair. At the end of the day, we've got a pretty good hockey team and it's up to the players to perform. They're the ones who go on the ice, not Marc.
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You'd like to have players with more experience, but we do have some vets on the back end and it's important that they step up and earn their keep.
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Picking out one or two players isn't helpful to anybody. With that said, your best players have to be your best players throughout the course of the year if you want to have some success.
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I want to make it clear this does not absolve the players for their part in this season. In no way does this mean there will be no further changes. No way. The fact is there is a lot of blame to be spread around and a lot of it falls on the shoulders of people that were in that locker room.
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We felt that at this time it's something that we couldn't rely on to hold up through the entire season given that he has to go up and down on it all the time.
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The style of game they play is fairly open and they have some offensive weapons.
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Brent is a quality person and we appreciate everything he did for us in his years with the Canucks. New York should provide an excellent opportunity for Brent and his family. We wish him luck in the future.
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Brent has proven that he can play and play well at the NHL level. He adds a great deal of depth to our goaltending position.
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We are very excited to be adding both Harold and Eric to our scouting staff. We feel very strongly that adding Harold to Ron Delorme's amateur scouting staff and Eric to our pro scouting staff will strengthen the department. It is important to our management team that both Harold and Eric have been with our franchise before and are passionate about the Canucks organization.
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We are very excited to add Anson to our hockey team and feel he will be a great fit among our forwards. In eight NHL seasons, Anson has shown that he can score and add an offensive touch every where he has played. We feel his experience will be a great addition to our hockey club.
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Whoever the head coach is will obviously have some say in who his assistants are. I would be hopeful that they will be strongly considered and we will have something to say about that as well. They have done a lot of good work here. At this point they are still with us.