Obviously, any time you lose one of your top players, it’s a huge disappointment.

When I talked to (St. Louis in August), he asked me what we were going to do with Andy,

We’ve had some personnel changes there, and as much as anything, we’re hoping we can get a spark. We need to start winning some games if we’re going to make the playoffs there.

I could read a little bit but I can’t write very well. I took to protecting myself. You put a wall around yourself. And when I was given the possibility of talking, I could speak...

John Grahame is licking his chops to compete for that spot.

I just think that what happened with Gerald in terms of his maturity, is his mental toughness improved dramatically last season. I think that mentally he is very, very strong. He really did respond last...

Some of the guys who are coming in here battling for jobs didn’t do themselves any favors today. You’re not going to win a job (in the first two days of camp), but certainly you...

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...