Don MacAdam Quotations

I finally got a call back and they said there should have been a penalty. The player has to make an attempt to avoid contact, and the player clearly didn't.

He was the only player they wanted. We were not in a very good bargaining position.

He improved as much as anybody in our lineup from the beginning of the season.

We talked about the things we should have done better and the players made the corrections today.

We take responsibility for what happened, but I feel the cost is too high for what has to be repaired. I don't think it would cost $2,000.

He's all heart. I'm assuming he's done a good bit of street fighting in his day. He just knows how to fight.

He's a very knowledgeable, efficient, hard-working trainer. He's very deserving of this.

Penalty killing takes all four skaters and the goaltender working together. If one guy screws up on the PK, you're in trouble. It's very much a unit thing.

Our passing was abysmal. Passing is a caring skill. If you care to put the pass on the guy's tape, you can make it. I haven't played a game in 30 years and I know I can do it. I do it in practice every day.

I was really impressed with the way David played against us while in Johnstown last season. We really believe he will help solidify our goaltending for the rest of this season.

Whoever it was, there's no excuse for that behavior. I'm sure it's frustration. But there's still no excuse.

With the team we had at that point, we were fine. All the changes really, really killed us. We've been dealt blows in the worst positions.

We'll pay a reasonable price, but we're not paying $2,000. It's not like we smashed light fixtures.

We'd end up in the office talking hockey. He offered (to coach), and I'm not one to turn down help.

We need to get a couple of ugly goals, something to go off somebody's skate.

We've got a great building with an excellent lease and a million people in our market.

Sometimes you just have to find that extra gear, that extra level. Even with the guys we're missing, having everybody contribute in their roles will give us a chance to succeed any night.

As I told the league, I respect their opinion, but we've got an injured player who's already missed three games and he's likely going to miss six. The punishment is not remotely close to what it should be.

It's going to be tough for him to do in the AHL what he does here. They're bigger and tougher up there.

It's certainly a relief. This was our most complete effort in quite a while, and that's what we needed. We weren't going to win any other way. It wasn't going to come easy.

They can all play. They'll be good players in this league, no question.

Their 13 were much better than our 16 because they played as a team. We had a whole bunch of individuals.

I'm pursuing it, because we are responsible for it. But we definitely aren't going anywhere remotely close to $2,000. I'm telling you. If they want to hose us, it would be fifty bucks.

He's outstanding and pretty sharp against us. They surround him with an experienced defense that's tough to crack.

I didn't slam it. I simply closed it. It's a new building, sometimes things go wrong.

He's a huge loss for us. One of our veterans. One of our captains. And the fact that he stayed and played (Friday) ... I just have great respect for him.

The encouraging thing is, OK, guess what, this is the way we can play against one of the best teams in the league. And it's frustrating because we don't play like this more often.

The difference in these games was Moreland, who was just spectacular. He's an excellent goalie. And, frankly, Stockton worked harder than we did in both games. That's why they won.