Doug Risebrough
Doug Risebrough
Douglas John Risebroughis a former player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League. In his 31 years in the NHL, he has been involved with the Stanley Cup Playoffs 25 times. He is currently a pro scout for the New York Rangers...
It's a way to get into the lineup.
credit year
We did it a year in advance, and we didn't get any credit for it.
number players sure
We have a number of players who are third-, fourth- or fifth-year pros. It's their time. We're not sure what they're going to do, but we need to find out.
add challenge immediate next players veterans younger youth
We're not going to add youth for youth's sake. Younger players will have to challenge younger players - not veterans - next year. And they'll have to be able to make an immediate contribution to the team.
games guaranteed hockey learned
This is the group, and I want to see what they can do. I want to see how many games we can win, and who's contributing to the winning. One thing I've learned in hockey is there's no guaranteed jobs.
agency agent carry free seen
Unrestricted free agency is not a savior. I've never seen an unrestricted free agent carry a team. But it is a tool.
asking decisions gave management talked talking together tournament until wild
Going to the tournament and talking to him about the decisions he made and asking him how he put it together gave me a sense of his abilities. I talked to him (about the Wild management job) before this year's tournament and he said he couldn't talk about it until after the tournament.
good
He's been good this year, but I want to see him at another level.
affect confidence games knows mean present trying
His confidence is high, and I think he knows how he can affect games now. There's still going to be games he doesn't do it as much, but that doesn't mean it's him as it is just the game. But he's got to be able to present it all the time, and if it is in the game and he doesn't, that's the inconsistency you're trying to eliminate.
commenting deadline saying trade trading
I'm saying that the trade deadline is looming, and I'm not commenting about who I'm trading or not.
accepted edmonton felt knew less maybe pick somewhere
I maybe would have accepted less somewhere else. I think Edmonton knew that. I can always get players. I just felt the pick was better than players.
identify package people quality trying
He's trying to identify quality people and people who have won. He got it (leadership) in a package with those two.
anticipate official
He's injured. We don't anticipate him out long. That's the official line.
add character impact opportunity physical tougher
Andrei could really add to the team's physical character and make us that much tougher to play against. He has the opportunity to make a real impact here.