Archives for June 23, 2006

'"Yeah, that's the world I'm in," Benning said this week, noting he attended only Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final last month. "The people directly related to the team, they are always living in the day to day. My job, drafting kids, we're trying to figure out where they're going to be in three, four years."'

‘”It seemed like every button he pushed, right up until the end, was the right button,” Drury added from his home in Manhattan Beach, Calif. “With all the injuries and then what Lindy had going on away from the rink, it was amazing how he always came up with ways to get us wins.”‘

‘”I’d trade him the point for that big silver cup he has over there,” Ruff said of Laviolette, noting the similarities between the two. “We said we were a mirror image of each other. Coaching systems and philosophies are very similar and the teams both have great team speed, the defense has great mobility.”‘