40 Quotes by Dale Tallon

said Tallon. ''If he has even 10 bad games out of 60 or whatever he plays, you're probably going to be in 50 games with a chance to win. We're going to be in most of the games we play.

Realistically, we're 10 points out of the playoffs with some games in hand. But we've got to get it together. It'll take 92 to 96 points to get into the playoffs, so in the next 48 games, we'll need 64 to 68 points. It's possible, but it won't be easy.

People are talking about us again, so that's good.

Adrian was high on our list. We liked the fact that he can play offense and defense and lots of minutes. We also liked that Adrian is a class act.

Adrian Aucoin was one of the top players we had targeted. He's a smart hockey player, logs lots of ice time, and is a solid two-way player who has an excellent shot from the point. He possesses excellent leadership skills and is a character player.

Anton had a little sophomore jinx after having such a good rookie year. This year we'll see a different Anton. A little adversity last year might help him, but he will have some serious competition.

This is a new beginning for us, ... We've been very happy with the people we were able to acquire. They all have skill, they all can play the game and they all have different attributes.

This isn't a good thing, with February being hockey time. It's one of the pitfalls of this year's schedule and the Olympics, but we've got to live with it.

They got away with a lot of stuff on him. He showed me a lot of class in that tournament, because he was mugged and kept battling through it and played well.