Joel Quenneville Quotes

It seems like its getting tighter and tighter. Change is dramatic on a lot of nights. Our objective is not just to make the playoffs we want to win our division.

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I thought it was a special goal knowing how important it was at that stage of the game.

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With their history and tradition, they've got a big following throughout Canada.

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The tradition of the Avalanche organization of winning and playing so well in the playoffs is what it's all about. The standards that are in place are something that we've got to strive to achieve.

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We still have to determine if we're going to have 22 guys or 23 guys (on the roster). We've got a lot of defensemen in camp who have played in the NHL.

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Three of (the Kings') goals were quick-quick, bang-bang plays. Those passes across the goalmouth, that seemed to be the play that beat us.

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Now that we have new rules and the new motivation from the league to enhance the offensive part of the game, I'm sure it'll be fun for the players. As a coach, it'll be challenging to look at any way to take advantage of the rules and how your team's going to play.

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It was a difficult process. But when I heard this news it brightened up my day for sure. This is a tremendous opportunity and I'm really proud and honored.

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We'll see. He was kind of iffy (Sunday) morning. We'll see how he presents in the next day or so.

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Chris is coming to camp with a lot to prove. He's healthy and he wasn't quite right when we got him last year. He's been fine. He got off to a good start and played well. I can't talk about those things interest in Joseph, because I don't know. We're happy with our goaltending. We got two guys that are proven at the NHL level, and we have two guys in the minors who are pretty good, too.

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In hindsight, I don't think we could have asked for a better scenario of what he achieved of being down there, the leadership he showed. A lot of kids will go back to the minors or juniors and be disappointed. And then it takes them forever to get back to where they needed to be. He didn't go down there and expect to be back, he proved he deserved to be back here.

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I don't think there's a lot of history right now. I think we're all learning. I know I am.

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They tried to clarify the standard that's going to be in place. There could be 25, 30 power plays initially in games. But players are pretty smart and they'll adapt quickly. There'll be a constant reinforcement from the coaches to the players.

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He's a threat every night. He's got jump, he's got energy. I think that's a great compliment for a young kid knowing that each and every night (the team is) getting something from him.

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He put on a clinic. We certainly don't want to give him that type of exposure again, but we liked how he played.

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They had three of those goals that were quick-quick, bang-bang, all alone, where we have to have better recognition. Those passes across the goal mouth, that seemed to be the play that beat us.

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We'd go down to the rink and work out in the morning and have lunch and talk a lot about the team. We played a lot of golf. Tony's and my sons were on the same team and we helped coach them. We also helped coach Tony's boy on his high school team, so we were around the rink a lot.

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It's tough when you don't need a lot of goals to win and don't. But we did get three out of four points this weekend, and we're tied for first place.

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Joe wanted to go. A couple guys wanted to go, and I think you need (prior) approval, and I didn't want to risk (a penalty) at that stage of the game. I still think he'll remember it. It was a huge goal, a timely goal.

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It's nice knowing that we have a lot of forwards that can play wing and center, so we can adapt and mix it up quite a bit.

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Goals four and five were unacceptable. You don't give up goals in the last minute of the period. And our play at the end of the game we were sloppy. Really sloppy.

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I don't think we can expect to win if we give up six.

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I always viewed it as an honor and privilege to coach Al. He's one of the guys who would do anything to win.

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Mentally, I think his overall approach is terrific. I think he's got great composure for a young kid. He's relaxed. He's not cocky. He's composed. He's got a real businesslike approach to his profession. At a young age, that's a good sign.

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Sometimes with a line, whether it's with an individual or you just want to shake things up and maybe get a spark somewhere sometimes we mix it up in the course of a game.

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