Mike Barnett
Mike Barnett
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Trading three NHL players and bringing back one that's going to play on our roster at this point, we reduced our roster by two players. We're now down to 23 active players with two on IR. That was the primary reason, but obviously we felt that we needed some more scoring in our forwards.
He was drinking, but we don't know if he was drunk.
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We have a really good team. We're stronger than ever, a lot stronger than we were last year. We're playing the best we can and we're holding our own.
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It can have the same effect on the bench as a player taking it end to end on a scoring rush,
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It certainly is something that I think over time the 23 players involved will come to savor and appreciate more than in the present, ... We're in an incredible divisional and conference race and they are ecstatic that they are able to help Brian make this long-standing mark. But they are more satisfied that they are out playing consistently strong defensive hockey.
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He's already showing an amazing attention to detail. I went out and spent two days with him when he was making his final decision, and by the end of the second day as a I was leaving he showed me a copy of our schedule, and he'd already penciled in all the practice times and team flight times for the entire year.
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He's already showing an amazing attention to detail, ... I went out and spent two days with him when he was making his final decision, and by the end of the second day as a I was leaving he showed me a copy of our schedule, and he'd already penciled in all the practice times and team flight times for the entire year.
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He's going to be a star at Carmel right away and there's going to be a buzz as soon as he walks through the door.
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This wasn't anything to with trying to prop up the franchise,
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Our players, if the effort isn't there, will see a much different side to Wayne Gretzky than the gentleman the public knows. He'll have no problem doing that.
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From that day on, I haven't seen him as recharged and excited since he retired.
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Many factors weigh into the final decision as to which players appear on the protected list. Economics today are a bigger factor than ever before. The desirability of any player is ruled by the salary he demands and the length of his contract.
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He was such a cerebral player with an ability to dissect the opposing team, pinpoint its weakness and then exploit it. To me, this is an opportunity to get an insight into that mind.
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Most of the big, physical defensemen in the league are capable of punishing an opponent along the wall, ... The good ones hit with balance and don't overextend themselves . . . . But of the many solid defensemen in the NHL that do that on a nightly basis, there's probably only 10 percent that actively look for open-ice hits because there's a lot more potential to get burned if you don't seize the right opportunity and, secondly, execute. Gauthier's one of those players.