Quote of the day

From yahoo.com:

“He is just more comfortable in his surroundings. He’s now used to the stress and pressure of being a Canadian hockey player.”—Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock on left winger Rick Nash handling the atmosphere at Team Canada’s orientation camp.

-LTL

Quote of the day

Ever wonder why 1st round picks are so important especially in today's system? Well as much as it pains me to quote anything Detroit their GM nails it:

“It's becoming more and more obvious all the time, the importance of drafting and developing and moving kids on to your team – because they play cheap,” said Holland. “If you want to have a team with high-end, high-salaried players, they've got to be surrounded by players making less than $1-million. It's simple math.

-LTL

Quote of the day

"As the saying goes, a small man has to prove that he can play while a big man has to prove that he can't. ...yes, even in the new NHL."

I read that over on HF from a poster in a discussion about Kris Russell and just thought it was very interesting (and true).

-LTL