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"Nobody can stop me ... just me." - Alex Ovechkin

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Glen Hanlon "is the most underrated coach in the League with the most underrated staff in the League..." - Pierre McGuire

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"With the emergence of (centers Kris) Beech and (Jiri) Novotny, I think we can put (Nikolai Zherdev) on the wing." - Columbus head coach Ken Hitchcock

This quote should be taken with a grain of salt, as it cuts off before Hitch undoubtedly added "and our season in the toilet."

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"[H]e's got the body of a man."

- Hockey Canada's Al Murray on Capitals prospect Karl Alzner

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"I trained hard this summer. ... I want to be best player in league this year."

- Alexander Ovechkin in the Montreal Gazette

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"I do believe that our rebuild is over.... The time is now to start to win again and start our quest for the playoffs and then to a Stanley Cup victory."

- Ted Leonsis on Ted's Take

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"We're going to take the three picks, and given Kevin [Lowe]'s recent (managerial) performance, we expect them to be excellent picks." - Brian Burke (via Mirtle) on Anaheim's decision not to match the offer Edmonton made to Restricted Free Agent Dustin Penner.

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"The expectations are raised. We're not a rebuilding team any more." - Chris Clark

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"[A]s long as the Jews win, who cares." - Ynetnews article on the "Jewish world" ice hockey championships.

In case you're wondering, I don't think Jeff Halpern, Mathieu Schneider or Mike Cammalleri is participating. Oh, and if the tourney needs a catchy tagline, may I suggest "Chosen and Frozen."

H/t to Kukla's on the link

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"We're not dumb, we're not cheap and we've not fallen asleep." - Stars President Jim Lites

Dallas's big offseason acquisitions so far have been Brad Winchester and Todd Fedoruk.

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"I want to break free of these chains that are around me[.]" - Manny Fernandez, Minnesota Wild goaltender on his desire to be traded this summer.

Poor Manny and those gold-plated, diamond-encrusted $4.33 million chains (though maybe the complaining is just Manny being Manny). By the way, Minnesota, good luck trading a mediocre goalie who will make $9.25 million over the next two years [insert Jose Theodore joke here].

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"The price for mediocrity has risen for Toronto Maple Leafs season ticket holders."
- Randy Starkman, Toronto Star

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"I treat players like men and they should act like men."

- Wayne Gretzky on Jeremy Roenick's most recent temper tantrum.