On the turnover of the roster from last season to this season:
"There's usually turnover in the offseason. Possibly could be a little more than normal. Right off the top, we're talking about goaltenders. For the last three years we had the same two goaltenders. There's a chance we have two different goalies. Stuart Skinner is a waiver player now. Is there going to be change? I d expect there is going to be. I said at the end of the year there is no chance we bring the same team back. I'm exploring. We talked about buyouts, trades, the status of Keith and Smith, what's going on with Evander. These are all balls that are bouncing around, I'm just trying to eventually make some decisions."
On the changing face of front offices (such as Mike Grier and Hayley Wickenheiser):
"It's fabulous and it's going to continue. To bring minorities and women into our sport. You think about all the women players on the national teams, they've been playing the game of hockey since they've been little girls just like the little boys. It was great to see Mike Grier in there. I met him for the first time, I followed his career but hadn't really met him. It's great for our league and I would expect it's going to continue."
On high-profile players and the difficulty making deals for those types of players:
"It's gotten harder in a cap world because of money. I think back to pre '05 maybe there were eight teams that could legitimately win the Stanley cup. In the West it was Dallas, Detroit, and Colorado; and in the East, it was New Jersey, Philly, Toronto and the Rangers. Now that list of eight is probably 16. There are more teams that if they could not win the cup, they can make the playoffs and go on a run. Because of competitive balance and the salary cap, those are factors that make it difficult to make those kinds of deals. Those deals are happening where one team is in a rebuild and the other is up at the top. All the stars have got to align and they don't that often."
"I think you have to think about when's your window, how good can we be, and does this take us to another level. The trade has to work for both teams. If you're getting the player now, you're trying to do something for a team that's building down the road. They're out there, there's not many of them."
On if he has seen the Detroit Red Wings & Colorado Avalanche documentary:
"I have not. Was it good? I will watch it one day, but I lived it. The emotions were very real. Kris Draper got badly hurt. He's really intense. It wasn't like it was one year, it was about seven years of intense rivalry. For intense players, over time it probably goes a little bit, but Drapes was drilled into the boards and his face was rearranged so I don't blame him (for having hard feelings)."