Doug Armstrong

In this new system, the star players have to be star players. If they aren't, you are probably not going read more

In this new system, the star players have to be star players. If they aren't, you are probably not going to be successful.

If you have two guys who are battling hard, who are in an emotional game and who drop the gloves, read more

If you have two guys who are battling hard, who are in an emotional game and who drop the gloves, to me that's a 'hockey fight,' and I have no problem with that. But if you have two guys who go out on the ice looking for someone to fight, and it has little to do with the game, there's really no reason for that.

We got good news right after the game. He was walking around on his own. It's just a tweak to read more

We got good news right after the game. He was walking around on his own. It's just a tweak to an injury that he had before. He's day to day. I'm not sure if he's going to play [tonight at Phoenix], but it's nothing that is going to prevent him from playing next week and into the playoffs.

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.

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.