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" Our franchises have never been healthier. Our league, in terms of its economic footing, has never been healthier. "

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" I think the media world is adjusting to the digital age. "

" What we have tried to instill across the league through ownership and management is that we stand for inclusiveness and to judge somebody on the merits. "

" 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. "

" I don't think taunting chants at players on the other side of the ice is intended to be sexist in the slightest. It's like when you call a goaltender a sieve, they chant that. Is that now inappropriate also? "

" There are always going to be critics... and I have always had a rule: no matter how good the commentary is, or how bad the commentary is, it's more important that you do what you think is right. "

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

" In '94, we made the deal during collective bargaining that wasn't the right deal, just to save the season. Allowing the 'in the crease' rule, the foot-in-the-crease rule, we should have not done. "

" NHL clubs don't like having to shut down at a critical part of the season and disrupt our season for anything, let alone a situation where we're not given an opportunity to promote our presence. "

" What you want to do, particularly when you're dealing with a professional sports league and franchises and people's passionate commitment to the game and for the team they root for is, it has to be sustainable. "

" I don't really think about having a retrospective on my high-school years. It's not something that, from a positive or a negative standpoint, is a driving force in my life. "

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

" At least two or three of the leagues in Europe over the last few months have said to us, 'We hope you go to the Olympics,' and I looked at them, and I said, 'Why?' and they go, 'Because if you don't send NHL players, we have to send our players, and that's way too disruptive to our season.' "

" I don't weigh into politics. "

" A good fan base has developed around the Hurricanes, and I see the opportunity for continued growth for this franchise in the future. "

" I believe that the Greater Phoenix Area is a terrific sports market; it's a terrific hockey market. "

" I never rule anything in or out; life can surprise you. "

" From as early as I can remember, I was focused on becoming a lawyer. "

" I think there needs some attention to be paid to what sport is going to represent to young people: should it be viewed in the competitive, team-oriented sense that it is now, or does it become a vehicle for betting, which may, in effect, change the atmosphere in the stadiums and the arenas? "

" We're concerned how gambling and betting affects the NHL game and changes the perception of and challenges the integrity of the NHL game. "

" There are a couple people who have complained on other teams about some of the things that Pittsburgh players have done. Some of that goes in the category of gamesmanship. Some of that goes to the fact that we need to be vigilant as a league to make sure that players aren't unnecessarily and inappropriately hurt. "

" There's no question that the Kings have been, are, and can be great hosts for any major events. "

" 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. "

" The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us. "

" I think there's always a line between what is parody in good fun in chanting and what is intended to belittle certain segments of society. "

" We don't want our players getting hurt. "

" We're not anti-Olympics, we're anti-disruption to the season. "

" I think it's very difficult to generalize as to why, in a particular league or a particular industry, somebody has or has not come out. We certainly don't want a player to come out for our sake. It should be what's right for him and something that he has to be comfortable with. "

" I think that when somebody loses a bet, they tend to sometimes confuse their motives in rooting and enjoying the game because if you lose your bet, even though the team you're rooting for wins, you have a potentially conflicted outcome. "

" Because of the way my words get scrutinized, I have to use a level of precision so people don't accuse me of misleading them. "

" 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. "