Jeff Perry Quotations

Most players would have packed it in for the game and said 'that's it,' ... But he came right back.

Most players would have packed it in for the game and said 'that's it,' ... But he came right back.

We've got to know what he's thinking, ... Whether he likes the city, his landparents. From what he hear so far, he's happy.

He can skate and sees the ice very well and he has a big shot.

You'd like to win just so players can get a taste of winning. But it's so early.

This year there's a different situation on this team. There are lots of jobs available. As a coaching staff, what we are looking for are players who can skate and pressure the puck. With the new rules against obstruction, we'll be looking for guys who can get there quickly and pressure the puck.

But some of those games were at the start of the year and during the world juniors, when both teams had key guys missing.

I've been blessed. Starting with Steppenwolf Theater and onward, learning from wonderful actors and getting to play with wonderful actors.

Now he's back in the same situation and he wants to be a London Knight.

You may not need the big, hulking guy anymore, especially if he isn't a great skater, ... If you can't lay a stick on the guy, they may not be as effective.

I feel gigantic affection for all of Homeland Security at airports.

Actors usually respond to minor aspects of their own character or things that even feel disparate from themselves.

We actors are an especially superstitious lot.

I went from rotary phone to Twitter. And was appalled at the notion.

I get cast gay a fair amount throughout my life. It's not the first time. Matt [Letscher] was kind of like, 'Jeff, um, I'm gonna pretend this is real easy and not a problem, but I've never done this at all.' And so you know, we were awkward for a while. And then he said, 'Let's go for it. Come on. I'm gonna pretend you're my girlfriend, my wife. Here we go.' And we had a lot of fun.

He plays with some grit, ... He's going to be one of our top six forwards even when everyone gets back.

This is a good thing for us. We use a shorter bench, there's no secret to that. Our top-end players play a lot of minutes. This has been a great rest for those guys. It also gives us, as a coaching staff, a chance to see some games we wouldn't normally have a chance to see.

The league wants to open up the game, which is good for the fans and the game, ... I think (general manager) Mark Hunter and the scouting staff have done a good job of finding the type of player we need.