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" I don't see the Hurricanes relocating, period. I think the Triangle is a terrific market. "

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" We are not giving up on the Coyotes in the Greater Phoenix Area... The team has got a number of options and is going to pursue them, so nobody should think that team is moving other than out of Glendale. "

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" Doing jersey advertising for the World Cup is not in the same universe as putting advertising on NHL sweaters. "

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" None of our series are ever static in terms of the dates. We always have a range of flexibility to respond to whatever may or may not happen. "

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" There are lots of come-from-behind wins, games getting tied in the last period, teams going on to win. That, I think, tells the best story. Whether or not some teams have more grit, better chemistry, or more luck or more skill, it's still within the parameters. I think that makes for great storytelling and great interest for our fans. "

" When you look at the team that Jimmy Rutherford has put together and the players that he has, this is just a great story of excellent in professional sports. "

" Young people, particularly in their teens and 20s, are not consuming sports the way my generation did. They are doing lots of things; they are multitasking. They are getting downloads; they are getting alerts on their computers or on their cellphones, and they are consuming sports in a more real-time but less full-time basis. "

" Eliminating fighting would mean eliminating the jobs of the 'fighters,' meaning these guys would not have NHL careers. "

" Obviously, we're focused on the Winter Classic. "

" On the issue of behavioral health and the like, the program we have in place has always been available to former players as well. "

" Sports, as a media property, is increasingly valuable because it's something you have to have live. As a result, we're a better touch point for sponsors and advertisers because our commercials typically don't get zapped out. "

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" Relatively, a very small percentage of betting takes place on hockey and even baseball because of the nature of the game and the scoring. "

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" Our economics are not baseball's economics. Our game is not baseball's game. Our owners are not baseball's owners, with one or two exceptions. Our union is not baseball's union. What we do has to be crafted and suited to address hockey, to address the NHL, to address our 30 teams and our 700-plus players. "

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" The Steelers run a great organization. "