Jay Feaster
Jay Feaster
Jay Harry Feasteris a National Hockey Leagueexecutive currently serving as the Executive Director of Community Hockey Development for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is the former general manager of the Calgary Flames, having served from May 16, 2011 to December 12, 2013, after serving as acting general manager since December 28, 2010, following Darryl Sutter's resignation. He was the general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning for six years, during which he was named the NHL's executive of...
achieve bothers revolving stopped success tough
This is a very tough thing for me. What bothers me most is that when we started to achieve success is when we stopped the revolving door. We had stability.
agent blank blowing fill free heart hole hyperbole kept line looked marty office player richards sat seeing smoke soul trade
When I sat in my office and looked at the line board, ... I kept seeing that gaping hole on the right. Modin, Richards and a blank space. There is not another player in our system, not another player who is out there as a free agent or you could trade for, who would fill that gaping hole. When I say Marty is the heart and soul of this team, that's not hyperbole or blowing smoke up his backside.
dave leader room talk tim
We always talk about Dave Andreychuk, ... but the unsung leader in this room is Tim Taylor.
brings dimension jim
We like Jim Campbell. We know what he can do and what kind of dimension he brings to us.
battle camp last member nolan pleased ready season six spot team top valuable
We're very pleased to have Nolan Pratt back for another season. Nolan has been a valuable member of the team and contributed significantly to our outstanding season last year. We know he will come into camp ready to battle for a spot in our top six on defense.
absolutely beginning bought concept dan deeply fact fold less run stanley team thrilled together willing winning
We are absolutely thrilled to have Dan Boyle back in the fold and we are deeply appreciative of the fact that from the very beginning of negotiations, Dan bought into the concept of being willing to take less to try to keep our team together and take another run at winning the Stanley Cup.
years ideas numbers
You know what? I look forward to the Battle of Alberta for the next X number of years. If the idea is, 'Burn it to the ground,' then Ken can find another manager to do it.
player kind admission
He's the kind of player that is worth the price of admission.
among buyers club few five four games happening hockey improve left lines mentioned sentiment spoke standpoint teams thursday whether
We want to improve our hockey club if we can. We have lines in the water, but there is nothing happening right now, nothing is imminent. A few of the teams that I have spoke with have mentioned that they have four or five games left before Thursday and there is still a sentiment among many teams on whether they are buyers or sellers. So from that standpoint it's a little more complicated because that hasn't really crystallized yet.
begin believe bright camp city committed continued dakota decided develop extremely forward frozen future great helping last lead main matt mature north obviously pleased returning rookie season sign summer team tournament tried
We are extremely pleased that Matt has decided to begin his professional career. We had tried to sign him last summer, but he was committed to returning to North Dakota and helping lead his team to the Frozen Four. He obviously had another great season at UND and he continued to mature and develop as a player. We believe he has a very bright future with our organization and we look forward to getting him to our summer conditioning camp, Traverse City Rookie Tournament and main camp in Tampa.
afford ancient caught happened months objective past rely solid training truly
What has happened in the past is truly ancient history. Now the objective is to come in here and have a solid training camp. ... We can't afford to get caught up in the hype. It's about having to do it again. You can't rely on what you did 18 months ago.
again create injuries knew people season step
We knew we weren't going to go through a whole season again without any injuries. Injuries are a part of the game. While you don't want to have them, they do create opportunities for other people to step in and contribute.
appear buyers
There are many more buyers than there appear to be sellers.
agency chance commitment explore fact franchise free incredible less willing
The fact that he was willing to take less and give up the chance to explore unrestricted free agency demonstrates his commitment to our team, his teammates, our franchise and our incredible fans.