72 Quotes by Bob Clarke

Until the doctors tell us he can play, I'm not even going to worry about it.

We'd like to get a defenseman. You don't want to pay an exorbitant price for somebody for a couple months. You know you're going to overpay, but how much?

What they're going through now will just enhance what they will do next year. I think they will move along at the NHL pace a lot quicker because of what they're going through now.

There are four or five teams selling and about 20 buying. The price for what's being offered is awful high right now. Whether teams get it or not, I don't know, but they're asking a lot.

Losing Kapanen for at least two months leaves us shallow at forward, so we thought that getting a player like Savage would really help our team.

Losing Kapanen for at least 2 months leaves us shallow at forward, so we thought that getting a player like Savage would really help our team.

No, never. Hitch, he's a pain in the butt on injuries. A guy gets a shoulder injury that's going to take about eight to 10 weeks, when it gets to be about seven weeks, he goes, 'Is he going to be ready tomorrow?' He lives on hope that the players are going to get back quicker. But we never allow that, neither do the doctors.

If we can get healthy, we'll be a really good team. If we're beat up going into the playoffs like we've been all year, it'll be a battle.

I don't have a problem with it at all. There was no criticism of the coaches, no criticism of the team. It's his assessment, and we don't even know if he's right.