Darcy Regier Quotations

I have a lot of respect for Miro. He's been a very good player for our organization. But we also believe that we have a number of young players that are really knocking at the door.

Given this hockey club and the years and the growth, I think it's just great for the organization. A big part of this decision revolves around things like building and growing together, continuity and stability.

He knows the subtleties of scoring. If he can help guys with release time or the ability to set up in the zone, it could mean one or two more chances per game.

I talked to Miro today and we continue to work on his contract situation. It's moving closer to a resolution.

It has allowed people to get back to work, to get refocused on the things we were hired to do. I think from the whole organizational standpoint, it's certainly a lot better.

I think the way we approach it is we won't have three goaltenders here for an extended period of time. I recognize that statement leaves a number of possibilities open, but that's really where we are.

We're delighted with this pick. So many of his goals were in crucial situations, and that's something we need.

You don't play 21 years and not have an incredible passion for the game. He's a very innovative guy and that, combined with the passion, I don't know how you can't have success.

What it means is that you make choices. And the choices are that we have forwards, and we want to look at using the available resources as a means of bolstering our defense if possible.

We have guys that we think can step up, and will step up, and will have to step up with the loss of Miro.

We're very glad to have Jay under contract. He's been a valuable contributor to this team for the last eight years.

We wanted him here for longer than just that one year because he's obviously a very important player to our team. Effectively, we bought two unrestricted years.

I understand it, he wants to play, he's looking at a life experience. If that's something James wants to do, I have that much respect for it and understand it.

A year ago we were just trying to survive. Now we have a sense of stability and direction.

The new collective bargaining agreement is part of it, that it took the talent around the league and spread it out.

He's not going to be a household name ... but he is recognized as being a tremendous professional and an all-around player. He's got very good leadership and experience and it was something we felt we needed.

The emphasis is just trying to get him signed as soon as possible. Everything after that is just a day or two away.