Trevor Linden Quotations

Jason King has no gimmicks in his game. He's a real heady player and he's a good thinker. Jason is a mature guy, and he thinks the game well. He's got very good talent, really good hands and a knack to score. I was joking that I don't get called into the power-play meeting anymore, which is a good thing. I'm not complaining, I'm happy about us having depth like that. That's a good thing.

It was difficult but I always said a lot of the difficult times are what shape you. You grow from it and work through it.

We'd rather have him on the ice for 22 minutes and not sitting in the box for 17.

Today, when we should be celebrating the start of the 2004-05 NHL season, we are instead left waiting for the league to step forward with a meaningful, non-salary cap proposal, or join us in negotiations on the four-point framework we presented September 9.

Bettman and the owners hold the key to getting the season under way.

It was his decision. We want to make sure everyone is comfortable with what happened. We want to make sure we don't have anybody that is unhappy or questioning the process.

It's important for both sides to take a little time to reassess. Obviously the process at this point hasn't worked and we'll step back and have a look back at how we can move this thing forward. To get right back at it and start firing proposals, I'm not sure is the right way to do it. To reflect, to decide which way to go, I think is important. At the appropriate time, you know, there'll be discussion and we'll get back to it.

It's important for both sides to take a little time to reassess,

It's ridiculous. Players make mistakes on the ice. And by no means I'm saying it shouldn't be punished, there's no question. But everything that's being said is way over the top.

It's unfortunate. It's a costly mistake by me and I just cannot put myself in that position.