George McPhee
George McPhee
George McPheeis a Canadian ice hockey executive. He currently holds the position of general manager for the Las Vegas NHL team. McPhee is the former general manager of the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals; he also served as the team's alternate governor and Vice President and special assistant to the GM of the New York Islanders...
agent talked
We had talked to his agent about it,
bad bit breaks capable certainly division excelled farther felt gone good hope last missed objective playoff positive series team
We felt that we should've excelled and gone a little bit farther in the playoffs. But we think we are a playoff team and we hope to be better this year. There were certainly some positive things about last year. We missed out on the division by one point. We felt like we were having a good playoff series and got some bad breaks and it didn't go our way. But the objective is to go as far as you can, and we think we are capable of going farther.
avoid choice felt legal seek
We have done everything we could to avoid this step, but we felt we had no choice but to now seek a legal remedy.
defense half players score second
We could use some more goals. We like the way the defense has played, and the goaltending has been good. We think we have some young players who can score for us. We'll see what the second half brings.
aggressive remedy violation
At this point, he is in violation of his contract. We are going to be as aggressive as we can to remedy this,
anticipate excellent mike
Mike will be back, ... He had an excellent camp, and we anticipate that this will be a short-term move.
coming signed talked
I haven't talked to him personally, but he said he's coming back. He signed a new deal.
agreed court taking
It's the first step. Essentially, the court has agreed with the Capitals that what's taking place isn't proper.
alex confident contract court past russian signed status summer uphold
Alex exercised his right to opt out of the Russian contract this past summer and signed with the Capitals. We are confident that the court will uphold Alex's contractual status and decision.
agreed alexander believe commitment fulfill key role
Alexander has agreed to fulfill his commitment to the Capitals, and we believe he can play a key role in our future.
answer decision expecting hard looking time today
It's been a long time and a long, hard struggle. I was expecting a decision today but I think it'll be the answer we're looking for.
game nice players
It's nice to see that players who know how to play the game will be able to excel.
He's getting closer, but he's not there yet. It's probably going to be a little while yet.
close cover door jeff move sit wait
Getting Jeff was a move we may have made anyway, ... It doesn't close the door on Semin or Sykora, but we're not going to just sit here and wait for them, either. We are going to cover our bases.