Dave Taylor
Dave Taylor
Longtime right winger with the Los Angeles Kings who became the team's GM for close to a decade.
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth4 December 1955
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We've been outscored pretty badly and just in general our play, particularly in home games, was the biggest concern for me.
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Valeri Bure brings a package of speed, offensive skill and experience to our lineup. We believe that he will also be a player who will really benefit from the new rule changes, and he will be a welcome addition to our power play.
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We have gone down this road before and nothing has got any better - so why not ask the public to help us think up innovative, imaginative ways of improving the system.
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We expect that he's ready to make a step to the NHL and have an impact, ... He led the AHL in goals (46) and was second in points (109) last year. He's got great skills and now he has to make that adjustment to the NHL level.
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We felt this was the appropriate course of action.
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Were very pleased to have Lauri under contract at this time. Kings fans will enjoy his robust style of play. He brings a nice mix of skill and determination to the rink each night. We look forward to him to his continued development in our organization.
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We think Mathieu is at the point where we think he's ready for the No. 1 role, ... We've liked him in the Montreal organization and traded for him. He elected to play in Manchester (AHL) during the lockout and had a great year.
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We're not letting the players off the hook here. We need our players to be better. Ultimately, we're all going to be held accountable.
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We are aware of Anze's desire to play at least one more year in Europe this coming season, ... He has a very good development situation in Sodertalje and it is quite probable he will be assigned back to Sweden.
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We feel the addition of Mark and Brent will strengthen our team down the stretch as we battle for a playoff spot. Mark is a proven NHL scorer and will be a boost to our power play and Brent will solidify our defensive corps and has the versatility to play in all situations.
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We have a number of sailboats in the club, and we don't want to be known as just a powerboat club. We want sailing people, too.
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With the new rules we think our team can benefit from that, we have good agility and good skating, ... People are going to question our goaltending a little bit just because of the lack of NHL experience but we feel good about both young guys and think they're ready. So we certainly feel we're a playoff team.
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Ultimately we have to play better and that responsibility falls with me and with the players. With John coming aboard the players will hear a different voice.
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We've never had an integrated marketing campaign until this one.