Doug Armstrong

John has a great deal of hockey experience and success on his resume, and he will help us immensely in read more

John has a great deal of hockey experience and success on his resume, and he will help us immensely in our evaluation of pro prospects.

When he first went down, it didn't look good. And he was so close to the bench that he didn't read more

When he first went down, it didn't look good. And he was so close to the bench that he didn't have to get up to get off the ice, so I wasn't sure what happened. But I talked to the trainer between periods and he thought it would be good and then I saw Mike after and he was all smiles with the team winning the division. So a crisis averted, I guess.

You can't counteract whatever teams are doing. We were always worried at one point about what Detroit was doing, and read more

You can't counteract whatever teams are doing. We were always worried at one point about what Detroit was doing, and we haven't played them in nine years [in the postseason]. So it's really irrelevant, I think.

He's just a difference maker. He's just a kid that intimidates everyone else on the court. You can't beat him read more

He's just a difference maker. He's just a kid that intimidates everyone else on the court. You can't beat him one-on-one, and you can't just let him go to work on you.

Willie is a veteran player who upgrades the depth of our defensive corps. He plays a solid defensive game and read more

Willie is a veteran player who upgrades the depth of our defensive corps. He plays a solid defensive game and will be a good fit for our hockey club as we prepare for the 2006 playoffs and a chance to compete for the Stanley Cup.