Dave Nonis
Dave Nonis
David M. Nonisis a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He is a special assignment scout for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey Leagueand serves as a consultant to the team's general manager, Bob Murray...
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The twins are talented, quality people who have shown continuous improvement in all aspects of their game since joining the Canucks.
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The style of game they play is fairly open and they have some offensive weapons.
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There won't be a coaching change this year. We're giving everyone a chance to win and (Crawford) is part of that. If the players are looking for a way out, that's not it.
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This isn't a one-or-the-other situation. We are going to make decisions that make our team better.
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After further consultation with one of the leading physicians with regard to abdominal sports injuries it was decided that surgery was the best course of action. The best long term decision for Eddie and our hockey club was to have the surgery immediately.
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Alex will continue to get the bulk of the work. We are happy with his play and he's proven that he can compete at this level.
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The best long term decision for Eddie and our hockey club was to have the surgery immediately.
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I want to make it clear this does not absolve the players for their part in this season. In no way does this mean there will be no further changes. No way. The fact is there is a lot of blame to be spread around and a lot of it falls on the shoulders of people that were in that locker room.
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It's easy to point the finger at one guy and I don't think that's fair. At the end of the day, we've got a pretty good hockey team and it's up to the players to perform. They're the ones who go on the ice, not Marc.
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The goal was to shore up our D and see if we could improve in net. On the back end, we're going to get some bodies back but the timing is uncertain. We felt we needed some character and strength on the back end.
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It's not about Marc being a bad coach. If I'm in another market today and I'm looking for a head coach, his phone is already ringing. That's what I think of him, but it doesn't mean we didn't need to make a change. We did.
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It wasn't because the message wasn't correct. It was in some cases that certain players weren't listening to that message.
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I'm not going to talk about individual people. I want to make sure that when we hire somebody, that it's someone that we're comfortable with as a person.
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We believe the league is very serious about the obstruction crackdown and the new rules put in place. That will make speed and skill very important. We felt Richard was one of the guys that fit into that category. He can change the game with his speed.