Ken Sawyer
Ken Sawyer
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We wanted (the sculpture) to have a link to skiing, but we also wanted to make it spiritual.
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We've been saying that for a long time and we have a plan that's tied to gaming. But it will be an unbelievable plan, the best in the history of Pennsylvania for the public sector. So we think it's a no-brainer. But it will take at least a year to find out if our gaming partner wins the license. We're not leaving Pittsburgh until June 2007 at the earliest.
building coming problem supply time
It's not the first time we've had this problem with Duquesne Light. I don't know if it's the supply coming into the building or a problem with the building itself. I want to find out what's the problem.
demand obvious winning
It's pretty obvious that there was a pent-up demand for winning hockey.
best both difficult stood
It was a very difficult decision. But we both stood back and did what's best for the team.
create suits
I want to create an organization that suits the times.
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We started again -- we have an alternate source of power -- but then Duquesne Light flipped the switch for whatever reason a second time, and that blew the first source, and that's what caused the problem. At the same time, probably a surge here caused a little fire in an electrical panel. That's been entirely taken care of.
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We knew we would have an exciting team because we have some good young players, and we planned to be active in free agency, but we didn't expect sales to be like this,
fans grateful
The Penguins and our fans will always be very grateful to Craig.
stood
They stood under it as if it were a shelter.
players team
I would think players would want to come to a team that's going to win.
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We're on Cloud 9. This has probably been the (team's) greatest 24-hour period since 1984.
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I hope none of you expected Mario to own this team forever. He's done more than he should ... and he's teed this up perfectly for the community to jump at a great opportunity for this team to stay here.
game heard thoughts
I had no thoughts of canceling the game once I heard the explanation.