At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
WAYNE GRETZKYI miss all the shots I don’t take.
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One hundred percent of shots not taken don’t go in.
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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I’d choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.
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When people come up to me and say, “I was at your Game 7 in the playoffs in Toronto,” or, “I saw your first goal in the NHL,” that triggers memories. But I don’t sit around my kitchen table and tell my kids, “You know, one year I got 92 goals.”
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That’s the hardest part of this whole process. The best part is picking the players and the worst part is telling basically five players they are not going to play tonight.
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One of the key qualities that you need to be a great hockey player is fantastic anticipation and feel for the game – if you know where the puck is going before it is hit, that is half the battle.
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I love everything about hockey.
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I’m probably the only guy in hockey who can win a scoring title and everybody is saying I had a bad year. I don’t worry about it.
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I think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his leadership over there goes a long way.
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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.
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The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.
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That’s the hardest part of this whole process. The best part is picking the players and the worst part is telling basically five players they are not going to play tonight.
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