Holland on Babcock extension, Mantha's dominance
/"Eighty goals in, what, 80 games. I don’t know if there was a player in junior as dominant."
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"Eighty goals in, what, 80 games. I don’t know if there was a player in junior as dominant."
Read More"I'd like to get him signed to an extension. It might take 10 minutes, it might take two months."
Read More"If you’re thinking of moving - you’d better make sure the grass is greener on the other side. What I’ve found in life is it usually is not."
Read More"The reality is the grass isn't greener on the other side. It's just not. I know the people here, I like it here."
Read More"The GM is a driven guy who can’t stand losing and I like to be around ultra-competitive people.”
Read More"When you're counting them, they get here and they find out there's no space and they wonder what's going on."
Read More"This team that we played today is like we used to be in ’08, ’09, and ’07."
Read More"He's a man, he's got to deal with that himself."
Read More"That's another issue sometimes with young guys – are they following the right people?"
Read More“We need him to really dig in and get to the next level for us."
Read More"We have a whole bunch of good players in the league the media likes, but their team doesn't win."
Read More"It's just, 'You can do this.' I think that gave them confidence."
Read More“I’m a firm believer that when you get young players, in four or five years, if he’s not a good pro, that’s on you."
Read More“To me, this ain’t about the past. This is about this group in this room, that’s where the pressure comes from."
Read More"I do think he will be able to maintain a strong offensive performance over the course of an entire career.”
Read More"We go to all these advisers, do they even know what they're doing? I wonder."
Read MoreGood advice can translate from hockey to marriage or marriage to hockey.
Read More"I think when you play in Montreal as a young guy especially, you face a lot of things that a lot of players in the league wouldn't face."
Read More"He had great energy each and every day, was real positive to be around, did his part to help the country win."
Read MoreAlfredsson is a 'high-end thinker' who is coming through for his teammates when they need him the most.
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