Pierre Lacroix Quotations

With this acquisition, we are convinced that we are securing our goaltending position for many years.

We did everything we could to keep him. Peter is a great athlete and a great human being who has done tremendous things for this franchise.

Peter was so understanding, just like Adam was. They were very understanding of the situation. They know it's a new era of the NHL. Other teams are doing different things, but other teams don't have the quality and roots we have.

But this guy has a lot of similarities.

We are extremely excited to announce that Milan Hejduk has decided to commit to this franchise for the next five seasons. Since his rookie season in 1998-99, he has been an instrumental part of the success of this franchise.

He's a great man with a lot of potential after hockey. He's got a great wife and a great family, and he's still got a lot to look forward to.

That day was like sitting on the ice. Now we're sitting in the whirlpool.

John-Michael showed us that he is capable of being the kind of player that will excel in the new NHL. He's a very smart, skilled player who has a bright future ahead of him.

That would have been a bad decision on my behalf.

We made it clear to him back then that we will welcome him when he gets a full release on his medical status. Last I heard, he didn't have it yet. A non-contracted player, whether Steve Moore or anybody else & we can't have a guy, for liability reasons, practice with us. He wanted to train with us. He needs to get his medical release, and he was very comfortable with that. He said he could train without taking contact, but we're in training camp.

We had no desk; we had nothing. So we were using these boxes. We built our own desk setup and used it for 60 days. That's how deep it was when we first came.

We are convinced that we are securing our goaltending position for many years.

This represents another step we must take in putting together the 2005-06 Avalanche team while maintaining the rights to players key to our organizational depth chart,

We are an organization with very, very high expectations. It's no different this year. It's obvious the team is not showing any emotion, the team is not doing the things they need to do in order to fulfill these expectations. It's nothing in particular, other than I am convinced it was the right time to make the call.

Brad May is a good skater who brings us additional grit, leadership and experience.

At 29, he is in the prime of his career and we strongly believe he will be a strong contributor to our club and Milan will thrive in this new NHL landscape.

Our entire hockey staff is very excited about the addition of Jose Theodore. With this acquisition we are convinced that we are securing our goaltending position for many years.

A decade is gone and so many things have happened,

Adam is a wonderful athlete and a wonderful human being. He was understanding of the situation and the new landscape of the NHL.

It's a bad break. The kid had a great year. Everybody is going to have to pull together a little bit more. It's sad to see and a tough thing, but we can't use it as an excuse.

It was difficult to lose assets like that, especially people who have been with you for so long,

It's just a bad break. The kid had a great year.

I'm convinced the league was careful to take into account all the elements and acted with a clear sense of what was fair for all parties involved. Steve Moore's complete recovery continues to be our main concern.

His first reaction (to the trade) is he was ecstatic.

I didn't expect to be a full-time grandfather,

But until something like (the lost season) happens, you remember how eager you were when you first took the challenge. It's amazing. I feel the same way. I feel like it's the end of June and early July of '95. No joke, I'm serious about it. It's a great feeling.

Alex has played well for us since his first day in the NHL and we expect him to continue to be one of the top players in the game.