Bob Clarke Injuries Quotations

We felt Gauthier is a really good fit. He's a physical player. He'll move up the middle and he'll hit people. That was an area we felt we had to get better, especially with the injuries on defense.

We felt that with all the injuries we have had that Matt would bring more versatility to our lineup. He can play center and wing. We always felt that Patrick was a better center. We have lots of centers, even though we have some injuries right now. We just felt that Matt was a better fit for our team, although we realize that we gave up a good young player.

He'll move up in the middle (of the ice) and hit people. Like Kasparaitis, he'll go after the better players on other teams. I think that was one area where we felt we had to get better, especially with the injuries we have on defense.