St. Louis: "Who was more loyal" to Lightning?
/"You think I turned my back? Turned my back? Really?"
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"You think I turned my back? Turned my back? Really?"
Read More"Some players never get to experience that through their whole careers."
Read More"He can be tough on young guys. He makes you earn it and there’s nothing wrong with that."
Read More“One of things he said to me was that all the money in the world didn’t matter unless he could be recognized for his role on a winning team, a championship team.”
Read More“I always knew he was a great player, the most talented, but even I didn’t think that he would end up in the NHL.”
Read More“He skates with the speed of like a smaller guy, like a Bure, or a Selanne when he first came in, that quick burst and damn, he’s gone.”
Read More“I couldn’t ask for a better friend. Not ever.”
Read More"He said, 'I know a lot of guys that won a lot on good teams that I wouldn’t consider winners, and I know a lot of guys who never won a thing in their entire career that I would consider winners.'"
Read More"You don't get that many times in your career, especially at the peak of your career."
Read More“He is a great guy and a great player, and we were lucky to have him here."
Read More"He has that knack and ability to be involved in the rush or in the offensive zone."
Read More“I was fragile after last season.”
Read More“It’s better to understand than to be understood.”
Read More“My brothers are green with envy at my situation right now."
Read More"We'll see what happens this summer and just take it one day at a time."
Read More"During the season, if it's a bad game, you just kind of think, 'I'm playing, so it's a good day.' "
Read More“It’s 12 months a year, seven days a week, 24 hours. And that’s all there is."
Read More“He’s certainly been everything we thought he was: well-organized, very good at his job, gets along well with players and media.”
Read More“Last year it was a lot more on my mind, it consumed me, and it took over my whole situation, to be honest about it.”
Read More“You’re always trying to gauge the temperament and confidence of the team..."
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