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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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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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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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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We've had some personnel changes there, and as much as anything, we're hoping we can get a spark. We need to start winning some games if we're going to make the playoffs there.
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Dave Andreychuk walked into our locker room four seasons ago and helped us find our way. He helped our young players grow and develop and mature more quickly, and he helped establish an expectation level in terms of expecting to win each and every night through hard work and commitment. ... Having his veteran presence back in our locker room, and his perennial 20-goal contribution on the ice, are huge factors in helping us attempt to repeat as Stanley Cup champions.
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I told him when I became general manager that I want him here for a career. I want him to be like a Steve Yzerman that we win a couple of championships here and at the end of his career his sweater is retired to the rafters and he is a Tampa Bay Lightning player for life.
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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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Jay Rosehill is a prototypical Tampa Bay player. He is physical, aggressive, he likes to hit and isn't afraid to drop his gloves when necessary.
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I think he's a player who has multiple gears, and he's a deceptive guy. He clearly can score goals, he can finish, he can set up plays, ... All of us who were in Traverse City are anxious to see him here.
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John Grahame is licking his chops to compete for that spot.
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Martin St. Louis is the heart and soul of our hockey team, ... Dating all the way back to the summer of 2004, there was never a moment when we were not firmly committed as an organization to getting Marty signed long-term.
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Martin St. Louis is the 'heart and soul' of our hockey team.
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We always talk about Dave Andreychuk, ... but the unsung leader in this room is Tim Taylor.
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We like Jim Campbell. We know what he can do and what kind of dimension he brings to us.