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" 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. "

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" When you're in other time zones in other places, you don't get quite as much attention; you don't get quite as much visibility for the game, and you give up a lot to do it. "

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

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

" 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 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. "

" To be the organization that we want to be, we have to have a place to play. "

" NHL clubs have not wanted to go to the Olympics, and we have been saying that for months if not years. "

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" 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? "

" I think it's fair to say that all of the teams that have been in the playoffs have played very physically. "

" 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. "

" All have used the economic opportunity of a new arena project to transform their cities into the future. "

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

" The fact is, I view part of what I do is, if necessary, on difficult issues, be the lightning rod. "

" We did the World Cup to relaunch our international efforts, and that served as a foundation. "

" I'm not here to win a popularity contest. "

" 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. "

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

" I believe, certainly in the NHL, a player who can help a team win because he can contribute on the ice is going to be coveted whatever his beliefs may be or whoever he may be. That goes to national origin, religious beliefs, or sexuality. "

" 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. "

" The good news for us is the NHL has never been stronger, never been more popular, and that, I guess, has led to a lot of interest being expressed from a number of places, an interest in getting an expansion team, and Las Vegas happens to be one of those places. "

" The Steelers run a great organization. "

" I don't worry about the integrity of the game. Our players are professionals. "

" My rooting interest these days is first and foremost competitive hockey, and secondly in officials not making a mistake. "

" My message to the kids and our fans is hockey's a great game. There's a lot of hockey being played at all levels. Get involved, do it. We will be back and we will be back better than ever and hopefully as soon as possible. Don't give up on the game. It's too good. "

" The relationship between concussions and the asserted clinical symptoms of C.T.E. remains unknown. "

" 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. "

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

" Let's put it this way: I would consider my skiing ability to be far superior to my skating ability. And, in fact, my 10-year-old grandson, who's a AAA squirt, can skate circles around me. "

" I think it's fairly clear that playing hockey isn't the same as playing football. "