Ashish Fernandes Quotes

Not the same way as a Scotty did, but we certainly have guys who can play physical. I don`t know how much now you`re going to be able to do that kind of stuff.

Talking to Scotty (Stevens), he has kids and he enjoyed taking his son Ryan to football practice. I could hear it in his voice. I know that Ron Francis has a huge estate in Carolina and he loves it. Those guys never had a chance to take a year off before and they got used to it.

You might be able to catch somebody, but if you don`t have any mobility you`re going to stick out like a sore thumb. That`s kind of why I like this defense. Everybody can skate.

What makes him the player that he is, ... is also a detriment too.

Basically, I told them that we started playing their game a little bit - you take a turn scoring and I`ll take a turn scoring. You don`t win games like that.

I wasn`t overly surprised, ... We hadn`t heard too much what was going on. I figured if he was going to be playing he would have been out on the ice (at South Mountain last week).

I don`t even know if I`m doing that or Lou`s doing that.

Guys were skating and moving the puck. I was happy with the pace.

I think Malakhov can log some of the minutes Niedermayer put up. Just look at the guy. He moves, passes the puck and shoots as well as anybody in the league. He just looks confident.

It`s definitely hard for him. For an athlete, it`s always hard watching your colleagues go out there and play. In his case, his health is more important than his feelings. We`re being very careful. This is not something like a head cold or sprained knee. He was seriously ill.