Doug Armstrong
Doug Armstrong
Douglas Armstrongis the general manager for the NHL's St. Louis Blues. He is also a former general manager of the Dallas Stars...
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth24 September 1964
CitySarnia, Canada
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These guys are going to have the opportunity to compete up until the last second. We have historical background of who we think will be there, but every training camp there is always one player who exceeds expectations and a couple players won't live up to expectations.
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It's a footnote of history. But we're not going to dwell on it, and I'm sure we're not going to look at any game tapes of what happened two years ago.
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Dave has done an outstanding job as head coach of this club and we expect that to continue for years to come.
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He knows we like him. He's been here for a number of years, and I've tried to express to him that I've been one of his stronger supporters over that time. Nothing to me has changed. When the time comes and he wants to stay here, we'll talk to him.
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I just think the reality of not ending his career in Dallas, putting on a different jersey, wasn't appealing to him.
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In this new system, the star players have to be star players. If they aren't, you are probably not going to be successful.
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If you have two guys who are battling hard, who are in an emotional game and who drop the gloves, to me that's a 'hockey fight,' and I have no problem with that. But if you have two guys who go out on the ice looking for someone to fight, and it has little to do with the game, there's really no reason for that.
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My belief was that I had to put my stake in the ground and build the team around one player. It's not that one player can win or lose for us, but if you have to put a statement. And Marty is my statement player.
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Philippe has been a consistent performer for our hockey club, and we are looking forward to the next three years with our organization.
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Honestly, that was having trust in an athlete and an individual and acting on that trust. That was a move for the long term, not for this year.
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I don't see any glaring weaknesses. There are obviously areas where you'd like to get better.
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I want to see the correct focus and the correct attitude, not just from the players, but the entire organization of the importance of the season. Last year, we rebounded and had a very good regular season and our expectations were high, and we didn't meet those expectations in the playoffs. I think rather than running from that, we need to meet those expectations head-on.
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John has a great deal of hockey experience and success on his resume, and he will help us immensely in our evaluation of pro prospects.
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Janne is a veteran player who will help upgrade the depth of our defensive corps. He has a great deal of experience at the NHL level and has proven he can play at a high level in this league.