Craig MacTavish Quotes
I think any player that missed as much time that Pavel has missed is going to have a little rust in terms of quickness and so forth. We did what I thought was another good job taking away the free-flowing ice from them and forcing him to the outside as best we could. 
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Player | Missed | Time | Pavel | Rust |
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When teams get on an expected run, you need a player to emerge and play a greater role. You've seen it in the past. There's always somebody that provides an unusual amount of offence based on prior expectations. Hopefully he can provide that for us.
- Craig MacTavish
Up until this point it hasn't been a distraction, but I guess it will largely depend on how well we start the season. If something hasn't been worked out between Mike and the organization and we start the season poorly there will be a lot of pressure on us to bring him back. We're looking to have a good year with or without Mike.
- Craig MacTavish