Eric Brewer Quotations

We believe that it would be good for consumers and Wal-Mart to repeal this law. There are 38 other states that do not have this law. Why should Florida?

We absolutely want to be in The Villages and can't wait to open.

When those things happen, there will be a little bit of notoriety, ... That's very easy for me to deal with because I've never played hockey just for that reason, the honors. If I didn't get those honors, that would be fine too. I always like to play well and do well. Some things go hand in hand. What I really want from hockey is a Stanley Cup ring.

Basically we are re-arranging and improving the existing store.

Beacon Woods kind of broke a logjam in terms of traffic methodology. The methodology that went into that project will be used countywide.

Frankly, that's the first time I've heard that.

He's just one of those guys who really likes to play the game, and he's talented, too. That's a pretty good combo. He does the types of things that he needs to get those points. We all know that he doesn't get too many freebies -- that guy earns his keep.

He's big and plays so strong and fast on most nights he is nearly impossible to stop. Some nights you almost had to tackle him to slow him down.

He covers a lot of net, but he's a lot quicker than I remember him to be. You can always tell when you have an established goalie. His angles are good and there's very little net to shoot at.

You just never stop thinking about hockey when you end the season like that. We were so close, but you look back now and there are certain games and certain plays where you think it could've made the difference. But in the end, they didn't get done and you didn't make it. You don't want to burn a hole through your head thinking about the types of things that you could've done or not.

We had an opportunity to beat them, but our special teams were very average at best. We just could not score on the power play, and that's how they beat us. They scored power-play goal after power-play goal when they needed it. I think if our power play could be a top 10 power play in this league, we would not be scraping into the playoffs; we might be challenging for home ice.

We're last in the league because we deserve to be last in the league. We just didn't play well. We need to suck it up and play better hockey.

We would like to have the support of county departments when we go forward with a new application.

There have been adjustments, but there are adjustments every year,

You are not going to see gray-and-blue stores being built anymore.

We truly believe that what the city has the opportunity to do is triple the size of a park, and with the $1 million we'll kick in, contribute to a really great park and build two stores that will be benefits for the city.

We feel those are totally separate markets that we're serving.

Everything's pretty much on the table as to what we're going to do with that property.

The response from the local community has been overwhelmingly positive.

There's no excuses, really. We've just got to suck it up and play better. That's the way it is.

The site that we had been looking at did not work out. We never got to the point of moving forward on an actual approval process. We are still actively looking for sites in Citrus County but do not have any specific plans at this time.

Sometimes we forget how capable he is because he's always been playing a certain type of game, being a physical guy out there. He's very efficient in what he does, he doesn't really step out of his bounds ... he's been very good.

The Band is probably one of our main influences. As far as the way we arrange our vocals, we use their approach.

It's very important that we take to heart what the residents voiced at the meeting. There were a number of things mentioned, and the onus is on us to put together the best plan possible.

It takes time to get used to things, ... That happens with everybody going anywhere. But I love being around my teammates, hearing the jokes. That's one of the main reasons I do what I do.

Once I get into the room, I don't talk a lot, but I'm ready to play. My teammates and people realize that quickly. I'm ready to go, and I expect that of other guys. If that's not the case, things have to change. You've got to stick together.

Clearly we need to step back and look at the overall market strategy and look at where we want to go in the Gainesville area.

By withdrawing the application, that doesn't mean it's been tabled. I think the thing we need to do is strengthen the application.

I don't know if anyone should have any fears. At the end of the day, our main concern is that our customers are happy. We will be working with Gainesville to disperse traffic around that area.

I don't know if anyone should have any fears, ... At the end of the day, our main concern is that our customers are happy. We will be working with Gainesville to disperse traffic around that area.

These are mere allegations, ... We don't know what happened here.

The first time we played it was telepathic.