Jim Nill
Jim Nill
James Edward Nillis a former NHL right winger, and currently serves as the general manager of the Dallas Stars...
broken center clean ended guy head hits imposing jaw players until
He's not imposing to other players until he hits -- then he's imposing. He hit a guy in center ice, with his shoulder, a clean hit. The guy had his head down, and he ended up with a broken jaw and a concussion.
adjust against coming european maybe north opportunity players pressure style
For the European players, they get an opportunity to adjust to the North American style of play, the rink, and it's an opportunity to play against players their age. There's a lot of pressure on them as it is, coming over (from Europe) maybe for the first time.
good start
It's a good way for them (young players) to start their season.
against compete good kids tool top
We get to know these kids on and off the ice. We get to see them compete against other top prospects, and it's a good tool to evaluate. We get to see what they can do.
bad games good hockey players pleasantly rewarding scouts
We were pleasantly surprised. All scouts like good hockey players. It's rewarding to see good players and good games, because you see a lot of bad games and bad players.
bit hits
Niklas has got a little bit of Konstantinov in him -- not very big, but when he hits, he hits them hard.
game russia supposed tuesday
You go into Russia and the game is supposed to be Tuesday and you're there and they say the game was yesterday.