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" 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. "

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" We just want to see entertaining, exciting games, and we want the officials to do a good job. "

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

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" Fighting is one of those things that gets tons of attention, far more than it deserves. "

" Whatever you do needs to be sustainable over time, and taking the money in the short term and taking it in a bubble - like buying an Internet stock in 2000 - may not be sustainable. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The Olympics are very proprietary about letting others promote and market what's going on, so we shut down for 17 days, and they don't let us do a whole lot in return for giving our players to them. We don't get compensated, and we've never looked for compensation. "

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

" The Steelers run a great organization. "

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

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

" Having to respond to things that are made up or untrue tends to be a waste of time. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" Our sport probably has the best history and tradition of being engaged in international competition. "

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

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

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

" While players say they like the five-day break, they're also saying they don't like the compression that goes along with it, and that's something that is of great concern to us as well. "

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

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

" I view myself as a dealmaker. "

" 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. "

" 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. "