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" We don't worry about the integrity of our game. I'm more focused on the atmosphere in the arena, and that's something we're comfortable with going forward. "

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" 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? "

" 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. "

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" We'll have clinics and educational events and conferences to get more and more young players developing as hockey players. "

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

" There is less fighting in the game than we had years ago. I mean, we penalize it. "

" We encourage the growth of women's hockey. "

" It's not about big markets or small markets. It's not about dominant teams or not. It's about the actual competition and how good the games are, how good the series turn out. That's what I think is the most important for fans. "

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

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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. "

" 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. "

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

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" I would hope there would be a greater appreciation by casual sports fans of the incredible skill and passion of our players. "

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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. "

" I couldn't do what I do day-in and day-out if I didn't love the game. "

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