Kings' Richards still has 'predator mentality'
/"L.A. has a decision to make. I know the coaching staff won’t be happy to see him leave if that’s the way they decide to go."
Read MoreMessier: Rangers know meaning of 'real teammates'
/"Some players never get to experience that through their whole careers."
Read MoreSutter: Doughty 'a long ways' from potential
/"When you do all the analytics on athletes, he’s a long ways from being as good as he’s going to be, just because of his age.”
Read MoreFriedman: Doughty chose greatness
/"The only person who can ultimately decide if you're going to be a success is you."
Read MoreLombardi: Lemaire honed Gaborik's defensive acumen
/"He’s as smart defensively as he is offensively, and he had been trained that way."
Read MoreBlue Jackets 'weren't ready' for player like Gaborik yet
/“Maybe he could have been a better fit maybe a year or two from now.”
Read MoreSutter: NHL is not about defense
/"Teams that just play defense, they’ve been on the outside looking in on April 15."
Read MoreKings' draft guru shares philosophy
/"But there's kids now that clearly don't get it and they still want to cheat and they usually end up leading their beer league in scoring and telling everybody that they got screwed."
Read MoreBlackhawks 'can't just go get Ryan Kesler'
/"Where do you fit $5 million on the payroll?"
Read MoreSutter plays crucial role in Kings' developmental model
/“If Tyler Toffoli doesn’t win Darryl Sutter over on how he’s going to hang in on the walls and get pucks out on the walls, he’s never going to get a chance to play for the Kings to show what he can do offensively.”
Read MoreSelf-reflection helps hockey players develop
/"It's important to be able to step away and step back and kind of look at the bigger picture sometimes."
Read MorePlayoffs breathe new life into Kings' Richards
/"Probably the last five, 10 games of the season I was more or less counting down the days until it was over and seeing those zeroes on the board."
Read MoreNo stirring intermission speeches from Kings' Sutter
/"They don’t need some coach coming in there yelling and hollering. I don’t get that. That’s not me."
Read MoreDoughty appreciates Toews' heart
/"I think he has more heart than a lot of players and that's what separates him."
Read MoreSophistication level has risen for California hockey fans
/People used to make fun of the people here. 'They don't know anything about hockey.' That's changed.
Read MoreSelanne, Robitaille are 'true Hall of Famers'
/“Today and even in the past, you have guys that think they’re superstars and great players but they’re not; they’ll never be in the Hall of Fame."
Read MoreKings' Sutter: Playoff experience is ultimate marker
/"You can play a lot, but until you’ve played in a lot of elimination games or won in those games or lost in those games, you can’t say you’re proven or experienced."
Read MoreLombardi: Hextall 'clearly paid his dues'
/"He and Jimmy Nill are the greatest examples of the old fashioned way. You put your nose to the grindstone, and eventually those opportunities will come.”
Read MoreBoyle: Gaborik's bad reputation was 'crap'
/“He is a great guy and a great player, and we were lucky to have him here."
Read MoreCrease battles intensify in playoffs
/"You do it because it’s the little things you have to do right to win these tight playoff games."
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