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...
cases certain listening message players
It wasn't because the message wasn't correct. It was in some cases that certain players weren't listening to that message.
absolve blame clear fact falls further locker mean people players shoulders spread
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.
deeper
I think we need some new energy, new juice. It does not go any deeper than that.
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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.
chance depending hard healer playoffs possibly quickly work
There is a chance he could be back for the playoffs depending on how quickly he rehabs and what kind of healer he is. It's a possibility for sure. I know he'll work as hard as he possibly can to get back.
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Whoever the head coach is will obviously have some say in who his assistants are. I would be hopeful that they will be strongly considered and we will have something to say about that as well. They have done a lot of good work here. At this point they are still with us.
entire felt given hold rely season time
We felt that at this time it's something that we couldn't rely on to hold up through the entire season given that he has to go up and down on it all the time.
earn players step
You'd like to have players with more experience, but we do have some vets on the back end and it's important that they step up and earn their keep.
games people quality
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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Matt Cooke may be the worst fighter in the history of the National Hockey League.