Joe Sakic
Joe Sakic
Joseph Steven Sakicis a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He played his entire 21-year National Hockey Leaguecareer with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise. Named captain of the team in 1992, Sakic is regarded as one of the most capable team leaders in league history and was able to motivate his team to play at a winning level. Sakic led the Avalanche to Stanley Cup titles in 1996 and 2001, being named the most valuable player of the...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth7 July 1969
CountryCanada
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We'll have to make sure we don't leave the puck in the neutral zone. We've got a fast team with big forwards and we have to get the puck in deep and not turn it over.
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Obviously, there's a number of teams, six to eight teams, that probably spent more than other teams to keep their players. So, yeah, you definitely lose that. But I think everybody is on the same playing field, and I think as the years go down, (there will be) issues and uncertainty for everybody. There's so much player movement.
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Penalty kills are huge. It comes down to special teams every game, and those guys have been great all year.
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We're pretty excited about winning. That's a great hockey team over there. I thought they were flat. It was a bad day for them.
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We're going to miss those guys tremendously, ... But the depth of our team is going to be pretty good.
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We know that Dallas isn't going to quit. We are up 3-0 and we want to do whatever we can not give them any momentum. We don't want to go back to Dallas if we don't have to. They have such a great hockey team over there and nobody here wants them to get a win and get on a roll.
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We have to worry about a playoff spot. We've had a pretty good year, got a lot of wins. The way the game is being played now, especially with the shootouts, a lot of the teams out west are good teams. It makes for an exciting race.
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He's put this team together and we're excited he's coming and that he'll be a part of that. I know people are trying to bring up, 'What's going on with Wayne?' ... It's not an issue.
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In the playoffs, you know you are facing one team and we are a lot more prepared. We have watched tapes on everything that Dallas does and now we will just have to make adjustments as they happen.
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It was a salary-cap thing to get us under (the $39 million ceiling). I understood exactly why and I had no problem with it at all. It was important to get the team under in this new era the way the game is.
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They're a good hockey team. They're a hockey team that's fast and works their butts off.
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Everybody on our team supports Ted Saskin and Trevor Linden, there's no issue whatsoever. All the guys I talk to are happy with Ted. I can't believe this is even an issue. It's crazy. Here in Colorado, the focus is on training camp, where it should be.
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It was his decision. Really, we just talked about the options and what it would be like. He liked the fact that that team has so much speed. His first choice was Nashville. It's a good fit for him with the skills they have up front and with their speed. Paul's speed is perfect for them and he's going to do well.
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A lot of teams have lost different guys, ... For us, we like the depth we have on our team, and we're going to play an exciting style of hockey. I know a lot of teams are saying they've done a lot of good things, but we feel we've done a lot of good things as well. We signed a lot of quality people.