relieved.’ I’m relieved and happy he is signed.

We’re very pleased to have Nolan Pratt back for another season. Nolan has been a valuable member of the team and contributed significantly to our outstanding season last year. We know he will come into...

Jimmy, when he was here, didn’t show anywhere near the desperation that we needed him to. We were a little disappointed. Actually, we were a lot disappointed in that. Then he went (back to Springfield)...

We did consider that alternative, but in the totality, that wasn’t for us. We made a decision that as far as Curtis Joseph and the other free agents available, the right option was to sign...

There are many more buyers than there appear to be sellers.

But we were incredibly pleased with what he showed us this camp. We told him that he should be extremely proud of what he has done. He came into camp and he wasn’t even really...

Actually, everyone showed up at five to seven. Already, everyone is on Tortorella time.

I’m certainly willing to let my reputation rise and fall on those two guys. We added two very good hockey players. We discovered some underutilized talents, and they can both be more than what they...

From all accounts, everyone who knows him calls him an incredible teammate and a true leader within the locker room. He is a perfect fit for our organization.

It was a very, very difficult time. Sitting and playing two or three minutes a game was not what he felt he signed up for.

We’re still looking, … We check the waivers every day. We’re still looking to talk to teams to see if they have strength at that position, so nothing is guaranteed. These two guys have earned...

In the salary cap world, if you get caught up in just rewarding past performance, it can be fatal for your team.

He does a lot of good things. He also has a lot of things to learn.

What has happened in the past is truly ancient history. Now the objective is to come in here and have a solid training camp. … We can’t afford to get caught up in the hype....

I don’t have any concerns about that. I absolutely believe (we’re still a Cup-caliber team).

We did an awful lot of homework. We actually started doing the homework going back to when the CBA was announced — recognizing that depending on what Nik decided to do that we might not...

We want to improve our hockey club if we can. We have lines in the water, but there is nothing happening right now, nothing is imminent. A few of the teams that I have spoke...

It’s a fair deal that benefits him and yet it gives us some relief with next year’s cap. It’s a win-win situation for everyone.

It’s quite an offer, quite a contract that he received. It’s something that we couldn’t match … in order for us to try to what we have to do to keep this team together as...

What I go to bed praying for, and what I get up thinking about, is that the Tampa Bay eight (the seven players plus Dan Boyle, an alternate for Canada) stay healthy. It’s a big-time...

We like Jim Campbell. We know what he can do and what kind of dimension he brings to us.

Certainly we hope there is nothing wrong, but I also hope that there is a physical reason that something is going on that caused that Monday,

I think the biggest thing we’re trying to find is consistency in our game. Through the first 41, it has been in spurts where we have put the entire game together. … I don’t know...

If he and his agent are coming in looking for the maximum amount, which they are certainly entitled to do, it’s just not going to happen.

In terms of right now – while we do like the six – there is a gap, so that’s always a concern. If we don’t add any depth there we better be lighting more candles...

We are now the greatest cheerleaders in the league for seeing that every building is sold out every night, … If we’re not right about this sport taking off again, if in fact the revenues...

I’ve said it many times in the past and I continue to maintain that Martin St. Louis is the heart and soul of our hockey team.

When you have a veteran player who desperately wants to be with your hockey club, I think it’s important that you be mindful of that.

We don’t want to find ourselves short at the blue line. (Ranger) gives us another option.

I think he’s a player who has multiple gears, and he’s a deceptive guy. He clearly can score goals, he can finish, he can set up plays, … All of us who were in Traverse...

Danny is an important part of the core of this hockey club. When you look at what the market has become for mobile, puck-moving defensemen who have an offensive upside to them, I thought it...

I think we can keep him, … Is it going to be easy? No. But I know Brad wants to be here long term. I know Pavel Kubina wants to be here long term. I...

In terms of the money itself, we have room. I don’t feel we’re constrained because we are so tight up against the cap. Being able to bring in a contract worth $3 million, that’s pretty...

I never really was a GM,

Martin St. Louis is the ‘heart and soul’ of our hockey team.

The atmosphere in this building is so good, … Our guys play like they are 10 feet tall in here. There’s no question our players get jacked up when this place is rocking.

Jay Rosehill is a prototypical Tampa Bay player. He is physical, aggressive, he likes to hit and isn’t afraid to drop his gloves when necessary.

The atmosphere in this building is so good. Our guys play like they are 10 feet tall in here. There’s no question our players get jacked up when this place is rocking.

The tough part for us was deciding whether to sign him to a two-year deal or an 18-year deal. I’m convinced he is going to play until he’s 60.

We prepare them as best we can as far as what to do over the summer. It’s obvious who has made a commitment over the summer and who hasn’t. And you can’t hide over these...

Thus far, there has not been a real sentiment to move players for draft picks. People want bodies back.

We are very pleased to have Andy under contract as we believe he has an incredibly bright future with our organization, … He came into training camp and through his play earned himself a contract...

The fact that he was willing to take less and give up the chance to explore unrestricted free agency demonstrates his commitment to our team, his teammates, our franchise and our incredible fans. We are...

We never wanted to lose him, so the fact that he is back means we’re exactly where we had wanted to be coming out of this year’s waiver draft.

By every account that I got, … Ranger was the best player on the ice.

Right now we have some guys who are fighting it, not just the goaltender. We have to get back to who and what we are, the hardest-working team in hockey.

As we’ve said repeatedly during the past three years, Brad is one of the cornerstones of our franchise and it is great to have him signed and ready to go before the start of training...

When I sat in my office and looked at the line board, … I kept seeing that gaping hole on the right. Modin, Richards and a blank space. There is not another player in our...

The feeling we have right now after the past two games is that, obviously we have a lot of areas of concern, but one is we are not getting the kind of physical play and...

But you get the feeling if he gets one, he’ll get a bunch.