Larry Pleau
Larry Pleau
Lawrence Winslow Pleauis a former senior vice president and General Manager of the St. Louis Blues. He is also a former NHL player and head coach...
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We just wanted to let (Manitoba) know that the game wasn't over, ... We were going to be there to play in the third period.
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We weren't going to get tied up in long-term contracts. We're working off certain figures, and we'll continue to work that way.
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We felt that it was something that if we could change it, we would. We've helped ourselves there quite a bit, but now they have to prove it.
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The World Championships is important for us, ... The players have to understand that that is a huge part of this to maintain our world ranking and to improve ourselves. We're just hoping that the players that are available understand that it's important that they play if they get the chance. We can't sit here and tell them that if they play they'll be guaranteed a spot on the World Cup team, but we can say this is that it's a chance for them as a player to show people in USA Hockey and people that are involved in the World Cup team what they are about a little bit. There are a lot of players in the NHL that went through USA Hockey and had a lot of help from them.
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Eric Brewer has been a premier defenseman in the NHL for the past several seasons, and we are very excited about the talents he brings to the Blues. We are also adding two skilled younger defensemen who are clearly up-and-coming players at this level.
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Vladimir is the type of player who can excel in many different situations, including at both wing positions. We are excited to add him to our organization, and I anticipate that he will make a strong contribution to the Blues for the next couple of years as a solid forward.
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When you're in this situation, that's what you do. This is to make this franchise healthier in the future. If this franchise has Doug Weight on March 10, that's not a good situation.
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Like that of all players, Al's career has unfortunately and finally come to an end. However, it gives us great satisfaction to know that his unparalleled expertise and experience will continue to benefit the Blues as he accepts a new position on our staff.
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I think everybody in this business was probably looking at next year the cap possibly coming down or staying the same. Now all of our thought processes looking forward is definitely going to be different.
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He's a guy in the Elite League who's been able to produce numbers. We'll see what training camp is like for him. You're always looking for that little extra piece in a trade and take a chance on somebody. We'll see what he can do.
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Peter's got a good feel for the puck in the offensive part of the game. He's a give-and-go player and he knows what to do with the puck. He's got good vision and he gets his stick on the puck. He's got some good anticipation. I think his skill dictates top two lines and that's where he'll get a lot of opportunity in those areas, and we'll see what he does with it.
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Peter's got a good feel for the puck in the offensive part of the game, ... He's a give-and-go player and he knows what to do with the puck. He's got good vision and he gets his stick on the puck. He's got some good anticipation. I think his skill dictates top two lines and that's where he'll get a lot of opportunity in those areas, and we'll see what he does with it.
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Let's face it, who's a better defenseman in this game? He logged a lot of ice time, played hurt. I don't think we could have asked any more, and he's still got a lot of hockey in him.
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Let's face it, who's a better defenseman in this game? ... He logged a lot of ice time, played hurt. I don't think we could have asked any more, and he's still got a lot of hockey in him.