38 Quotes by Dave Nonis

We wanted to bring in someone to help Alex and that s what we accomplished.

We felt that at this time it's something that we couldn't rely on to hold up through the entire season given that he has to go up and down on it all the time.

We are very excited to be adding both Harold and Eric to our scouting staff. We feel very strongly that adding Harold to Ron Delorme's amateur scouting staff and Eric to our pro scouting staff will strengthen the department. It is important to our management team that both Harold and Eric have been with our franchise before and are passionate about the Canucks organization.

We are very excited to add Anson to our hockey team and feel he will be a great fit among our forwards. In eight NHL seasons, Anson has shown that he can score and add an offensive touch every where he has played. We feel his experience will be a great addition to our hockey club.

Brent is a quality person and we appreciate everything he did for us in his years with the Canucks. New York should provide an excellent opportunity for Brent and his family. We wish him luck in the future.

Brent has proven that he can play and play well at the NHL level. He adds a great deal of depth to our goaltending position.

There won't be a coaching change this year. We're giving everyone a chance to win and (Crawford) is part of that. If the players are looking for a way out, that's not it.

The style of game they play is fairly open and they have some offensive weapons.

After further consultation with one of the leading physicians with regard to abdominal sports injuries it was decided that surgery was the best course of action. The best long term decision for Eddie and our hockey club was to have the surgery immediately.