Doug Armstrong
Doug Armstrong
Douglas Armstrongis the general manager for the NHL's St. Louis Blues. He is also a former general manager of the Dallas Stars...
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth24 September 1964
CitySarnia, Canada
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We knew that Dave had that reputation of taking first-year teams and getting the most out of them. I think he's done that with our group. I think he's shown firm leadership and strong leadership for the younger players, making sure that they learn the game and play the correct way.
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Willie is a veteran player who upgrades the depth of our defensive corps. He plays a solid defensive game and will be a good fit for our hockey club as we prepare for the 2006 playoffs and a chance to compete for the Stanley Cup.
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If you have two guys who are battling hard, who are in an emotional game and who drop the gloves, to me that's a 'hockey fight,' and I have no problem with that. But if you have two guys who go out on the ice looking for someone to fight, and it has little to do with the game, there's really no reason for that.
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It's a footnote of history. But we're not going to dwell on it, and I'm sure we're not going to look at any game tapes of what happened two years ago.
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There are a lot of things we don't know. But the great thing is, we're about to find out.
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There is a comfort level there. We had early success with Jere Lehtinen , so we have gone back to that well.
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We're not looking to trade an apple for an apple. If we're looking to do anything, it would be to trade a little of the future for today.
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Blake really played well. He shot it so well today.
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Beau really made some big plays late. He got inside and got 12 rebounds and he made the key free throws down the stretch.
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The reason we gave this coaching staff the contracts we did is because we believe in them over the long-term.
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This new contract practically ensures that Mike will retire a Dallas Star and we are thrilled that he will be back with us.
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To me he's been our leader on and off the ice this year and it's really a pleasure just to watch a guy get some rewards for it.
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One of the misconceptions out there was that the teams you mentioned were only good because of money. Maybe it was an excuse used by other people why they weren't winning. But we're not looking to use the CBA as an excuse moving forward. Our job as management is to win, whether it's pre- or post-'05.
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I think we're a little bit like the Atlanta Braves.