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...
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He is such a great team guy. He told us that he intends to come in and win the No. 1 job. But he also told us that, if he doesn't win that job, we will find no bigger supporter of John Grahame. From everybody that we spoke to, Sean is an unbelievable teammate and a great leader in the locker room. He is a great addition to our team.
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Some of the guys who are coming in here battling for jobs didn't do themselves any favors today. You're not going to win a job (in the first two days of camp), but certainly you can dig yourself a crater and we have some guys who are are looking for ladders right now.
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I think we can keep him, ... Is it going to be easy? No. But I know Brad wants to be here long term. I know Pavel Kubina wants to be here long term. I know John Grahame wants to be here long term.
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Certainly we hope there is nothing wrong, but I also hope that there is a physical reason that something is going on that caused that Monday,
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Actually, everyone showed up at five to seven. Already, everyone is on Tortorella time.
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From all accounts, everyone who knows him calls him an incredible teammate and a true leader within the locker room. He is a perfect fit for our organization.
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The atmosphere in this building is so good. Our guys play like they are 10 feet tall in here. There's no question our players get jacked up when this place is rocking.
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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.
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We like Jim Campbell. We know what he can do and what kind of dimension he brings to us.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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He's the kind of player that is worth the price of admission.
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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.