72 Quotes by Bob Clarke

Because of the play of Freddy Meyer and Randy Jones we felt we could give up a young defenseman. Not that we wanted to, but our theory was that we needed some more scoring ability and more skill up front.

I got as much information as I could and started working my way toward where the suspect was,

If the decision is made that he can't play for the rest of the season, he probably wouldn't play in the playoffs because it would be pretty tough to play after missing almost two years.

If the fans don't come out to see a kid like this play, who will they come to see? There are a number of young, good players in the league this year, but it doesn't get any better than this.

If someone doesn't want to reveal their identity, I wouldn't push it now, because this memo says we don't have to.

He was an ambitious, young, smart kid who was in a troubled situation, but had a vision of getting out of it.

He went with the better deal. They had a better offer to make than we could have.

He has size, strength, vision and speed--and he shoots the puck dead-on. He's only 20 years old and he's a major force. When he matures, he'll be dominating.

He'll move up in the middle (of the ice) and hit people. Like Kasparaitis, he'll go after the better players on other teams. I think that was one area where we felt we had to get better, especially with the injuries we have on defense.