We wanted to bring in someone to help Alex and that s what we accomplished.

Our club has enjoyed a lot of growth and success under Marc. I feel very privileged to have worked with Marc and believe strongly that our organization took tremendous strides under his leadership behind the...

We need some new energy, some new juice. We felt our team needs a kick-start, that we haven’t played with the fire we had been known for in the past. A change behind the bench...

There was some healing taking place, and there was a possibility that he could play with it. But after going through the rehab process, and consulting with the doctors, it became apparent that was not...

There won’t be a coaching change this year. We’re giving everyone a chance to win and (Crawford) is part of that. If the players are looking for a way out, that’s not it.

It’s easy to point the finger at one guy and I don’t think that’s fair. At the end of the day, we’ve got a pretty good hockey team and it’s up to the players to...

Marc was good. He was very thankful for the time he has had here. He would have liked to have had another year to get back at it. But he’s been around this game a...

We felt that at this time it’s something that we couldn’t rely on to hold up through the entire season given that he has to go up and down on it all the time.

Everyone knows the ability is there. We’re going to find out a lot about the makeup of this group over the next dozen games. They have a chance to do something, and they understand it’s...

The style of game they play is fairly open and they have some offensive weapons.

It’s not about Marc being a bad coach. If I’m in another market today and I’m looking for a head coach, his phone is already ringing. That’s what I think of him, but it doesn’t...

I think he’ll learn a lot from [coach] Brent Sutter and it’s a very good situation for him. We thought he’d learn more in this year of junior and part of that meant playing on...

Picking out one or two players isn’t helpful to anybody. With that said, your best players have to be your best players throughout the course of the year if you want to have some success.

Alex will continue to get the bulk of the work. We are happy with his play and he’s proven that he can compete at this level.

I’m not going to talk about individual people. I want to make sure that when we hire somebody, that it’s someone that we’re comfortable with as a person.

Koltsov, he’s back in Russia. His mother is very ill and he wanted to stay back and be with her. He maintains that he that he wants to come back to North America and if...

This decision is about the future. Our club once again needs to become one of the hardest working teams in the league.

We have a pretty talented club that needs to get back on track. They have an opportunity to do that and they understand what the consequences are if they don’t.

We are very excited to be adding both Harold and Eric to our scouting staff. We feel very strongly that adding Harold to Ron Delorme’s amateur scouting staff and Eric to our pro scouting staff...

Whoever the head coach is will obviously have some say in who his assistants are. I would be hopeful that they will be strongly considered and we will have something to say about that as...

Brent has proven that he can play and play well at the NHL level. He adds a great deal of depth to our goaltending position.

The Intra-Squad game is a good opportunity for our players to demonstrate their abilities before we open main camp. This game is always filled with intensity and physical play and we are very happy to...

They’re a very similar team to ourselves.

Dan has grown as a person and a player in Vancouver and is now at an age when NHL goaltenders traditionally reach the prime of their careers.

That is another issue that I think we need to get off the table right now. Ownership has been very supportive of what we need to do . . .There is no selling to do,...

There is a chance he could be back for the playoffs depending on how quickly he rehabs and what kind of healer he is. It’s a possibility for sure. I know he’ll work as hard...

His legacy is one of resurrection. He gave us credibility when we didn’t have any. He’ll go down as one of the best coaches who ever coached here.

I think Marc Crawford is one of the best coaches in the NHL. It doesn’t mean we’re not going to evaluate all the elements of our organization, including the coaching staff.

The twins are talented, quality people who have shown continuous improvement in all aspects of their game since joining the Canucks.

It had to start behind the bench. It’s the start of doing some things to the team to make it better.

The best long term decision for Eddie and our hockey club was to have the surgery immediately.

This isn’t a one-or-the-other situation. We are going to make decisions that make our team better. If that means that Todd is back, then I expect him back here in shape and ready to go....

We have not played with the fire that we have been known to have had. I felt that a change behind the bench was the first place to start.

After further consultation with one of the leading physicians with regard to abdominal sports injuries it was decided that surgery was the best course of action. The best long term decision for Eddie and our...

The decision [to fire Crawford] was made by the hockey operations department.

You’d like to have players with more experience, but we do have some vets on the back end and it’s important that they step up and earn their keep.

If you want to use the words tuned out or didn’t buy in, use whatever phrase you want, the fact is there were too many nights it happened. It wasn’t because the message wasn’t correct....

We need some new energy, some new juice.

We are very excited to add Anson to our hockey team and feel he will be a great fit among our forwards. In eight NHL seasons, Anson has shown that he can score and add...

Marc is a great coach, a great friend. But we felt our team needed a kick-start. We didn’t play with the fire we’ve known in the past. At some point, you need a new direction.

If people knew what was available and what it costs, I don’t think there’s anyone out there that would pull the trigger on what has been offered to this point. There have been very few...

We’re not in a situation where we need to do something rash.

I want to make it clear this does not absolve the players for their part in this season. In no way does this mean there will be no further changes. No way. The fact is...

We believe the league is very serious about the obstruction crackdown and the new rules put in place. That will make speed and skill very important. We felt Richard was one of the guys that...

We need to get back to where Marc Crawford had taken us. Head-coaching experience is a plus. We’ll make the appropriate search.

The goal was to shore up our D and see if we could improve in net. On the back end, we’re going to get some bodies back but the timing is uncertain. We felt we...

I think we need some new energy, new juice. It does not go any deeper than that.

It wasn’t because the message wasn’t correct. It was in some cases that certain players weren’t listening to that message.

Matt has developed into a solid two-way player with our hockey club and we look forward to his continued growth as a player for our club.

It’s definitely not true. The decision was mine, it was unpopular, but I had to do it. I don’t have to ask for permission, not that I wouldn’t consult them so that the owners know...