25 Quotes by David Oliver

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    It's why we all play the game. When you play street hockey as a kid and are playing out games in your head, you are not scoring to make it 7-1. You want to score to make it 4-3 or score the game-winner.

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    They bring us speed and skill. They're late acquisitions, but anyone who has watched this team knows they've been key acquisitions.

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    Their fan mail used to come in on an open-back truck. Mine came in on a tea tray!

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    He's living up to the role Dallas drafted him for. He could be a backup or start in the NHL. He's turning into a winner with a young team in front of him.

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    He's one of our best players every night, if not the best player. We need him to keep doing what he's doing for hopefully the next couple of months. No pressure for a young kid, not at all . . . He's a heck of a player and he's going to be fun to watch for a lot of years when I'm sitting in my rocking chair.

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    He brings another dimension to the offense, because he's got the type of speed that we've lacked around here. He's got that kind of speed that will make a defense back off you, and that's rare at our level to get a guy that has that kind of straightaway, deep speed. They have to kind of know where he is on every play.

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    All he's lacking is game experience, but I think you see the maturity of him stepping forward as a leader. He's ready to take the reins.

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