Pat Brisson Quotations

Luc himself has had discussions with (general manager Dave Taylor) and said he was disappointed. But what else can we do? He has put in a lot of years, and given a lot of great moments to Kings fans. So it would be nice to see him finish the season playing.

No. I didn't think as a kid I'd be an author.

For us it brings us closer to observing our options... from a legal standpoint, from a financial standpoint and from a development standpoint.

He understands Canada has a big talent pool of great players. He'll continue to work and hopefully he'll be named for the next Olympics and for the next big tournament.

When he was scratched this year, he was extremely frustrated and disappointed. I don't know if he has it in him to go through another year where it could be more and more like that.

He's 18 and he's already doing what no 18-year-old in the last 20 years has done. He's averaging a point game with all the pressure. The talent pool is so deep, and it's not an easy selection but, in my opinion, Sidney thrives under pressure and could play anywhere in the world and make a difference.

He's going out on his own terms. He is walking out with his head up.

Jack thought long and hard about it. It was very flattering for him that Carolina was so interested but Jack just feels his development is best served by staying another year at school. It was a tough decision but Jack feels good about it.

It came to a point after 19 years he felt it was time. Some mornings he wakes up and says, 'Should I or should I not,' since he is so passionate for the game.

Our lawyers have come up with all kinds of scenarios. A lot of possibilities have arisen and we have a lot of internal options floating around that I can't talk about.

Whether he's in Pittsburgh or New York, it doesn't matter when it comes to that because of technology.

We want to make sure he's not a walking billboard as soon as he gets to the NHL. His priority, and ours, is that he's content, fully energized and has fuel to perform on the ice. He understands it's a business and that it's good for the league and the sport, but at the same time he's human.

We've been approached by it all -- the quick service restaurants, cars and trucks, financial institutions,

Don't wait until you're 30. Get started and write now.

I understand and recognize that it's not an easy decision for the Canadian selection committee. Regardless of their decisions, it was going to create some kind of controversy with the talent pool.

Savior is a big word. No one's a savior of the league at this point.

Normally in any given year the player that sells the most jerseys will sell 7,000-8,000 over a full year, ... Reebok is anticipating selling 30,000 jerseys this year.

It's a controversial decision either way but, in my opinion, Sidney could play with the best.

Once in a while, we will try to plug in.

Not only my imagination, but my life inspires my stories. All of my stories have a little bit of me in them.

In a sense, sports and entertainment go together and more news about Sidney or a particular player is good for the game. I think it's great and I view it this way: It's outstanding that a paper committed to do this. As long as Sidney has enough room to rest and recharge his batteries, I am fine with it.

If there's no draft, no CBA at that point, we're going to have to explore our options.

I probably get 15 to 20 calls a day about him. But I won't be bothering him every two hours about something. ... It's not his priority now that camp has started. It's important he's allowed to be an 18-year-old kid.

He's such a competitor, but at the same time he understands Canada has a big talent pool of great players.

He's the kind of player who can make or break a game with a shot or his speed.

However, as I've said before, in my opinion Sidney thrives under pressure and could play with anyone in the world and make a difference.