Quotes by Chris Chelios

“His leadership in the room, obviously, has been so important,”

“The only thing I can say is, Ive been through the same thing, and you do come back strong and you can heal strong and come back the same player 100%. Hes in great shape, and hes a hard worker, so I have no doubt he can come back and be the same player.”

“The players are determined to ensure that all NHLPA members are fully and completely informed about matters relating to their membership and their futures. This is about democracy and transparency, ... As veteran players, we want to return the association to its members. It is our responsibility to the younger players.”

“Weve got a lot of guys at camp, so its an opportunity for maybe one of them. But, they had high expectations of (Nik). You could see the way he was playing so far, what he did last year. They were depending on him a lot this year. Hopefully hell heal quick and be here for the middle of the season and the remainder of the season and the playoffs.”

“The only thing I can say is, Ive been through the same thing, and you do come back strong and you can heal strong and come back the same player 100%, ... Hes in great shape, and hes a hard worker, so I have no doubt he can come back and be the same player.”

“The players are determined to ensure that all NHLPA members are fully and completely informed about matters relating to their membership and their futures. This is about democracy and transparency. As veteran players we want to return the Association to its members. It is our responsibility to the younger players.”

“The only thing I can say is, Ive been through the same thing and you do come back strong, you can heal strong, and come back the same player,”

“Hes in great shape and hes a hard worker. I have no doubt he can come back and be the same player.”

“They say theyre not going to go with replacements, (but) well see. Theyll change their mind overnight.”

“[Chris Chelios points the finger at the decline of offense in the NHL squarely in one direction?the leagues 30 coaches.] As long as coaches play their marquee players for 15 minutes a game, its not going to change, ... Let them play 25-30 minutes and let them score, thats the way it should be. But its coaches and their systems.”