Quotes by Craig Heisinger

“Thats what he does. He came in here and did exactly what he had to do.”

“Its very similar. Hes a centre that can make plays if hes got good wingers. We think we can provide him with the winger part of it and the rest is up to him. There are no promises, just an opportunity. Im very hopeful he can come in and make the best of that. That forces us to make a decision.”

“I wont beat around the bush about that, I think its a negative for teams. This year is going to be challenging, NHL teams are trying to run with fewer players and I think the more veterans the better but Im for sure in the minority, and I can accept that. If it was my choice, there would be two more veterans and an exempt player. But thats not the way it is. There are people that have been in this league a lot longer than me that see it a different way and Im respectful of that.”

“I dont know that theres been any surprise but the one thing that is evident is that his passion to play is unbridled and its rubbed off on some other guys.”