Dale Tallon Good Quotations

Ideally we'd like to get our franchise better. It'd be nice to get some good young players who fit into our future. We've identified our need for more skill and more speed, and we're working in that direction.

Jocelyn is a class act and did a lot for our organization, ... We're happy to be able to get a deal done and we're happy that he's going to a good situation in Pittsburgh. He'll do quite well for them, we wish him all the best. It was strictly a business decision.

We addressed a need we had for speed and skill in getting Patrick Sharp. Sharp is a good skater and a solid two-way player who fits into our plans for the future.

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 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.

But I'd rather be here. We're on the right track. We've got a great future. We have a solid foundation of great young players, we'll have a good draft and we'll keep building through that.