Doug Wilson Quotes


With those younger players, you saw their talent but they were always like secondary characters in a play... They never learned what it was like to be the go-to guy and they didn't think like that. - Doug Wilson



When we drafted him, people said he was probably the most ready for the NHL. But that to me was a bonus. It wasn't something we factored into when we decided to pick him. But he obviously played against men last year and played in the World Championships for the Czech team, and the thing that impressed me when he came in this summer is that he tested like a man in his physical testing. It transfers over to his game on the ice. He's a very mature player. - Doug Wilson



We're trying to put all the pieces together to win a Stanley Cup. The thing that excites me is to get a guy who has accomplished what he's accomplished, I think his best hockey is ahead of him. - Doug Wilson



We're not force-feeding anything into our lineup... Everyone's worried because we haven't signed any free agents but we thought we were adding some things from within our organization that actually are going to make us better. - Doug Wilson



We're helping the community develop themselves. - Doug Wilson



We're certainly not going to rush him. He's a young man who is a tremendously important player for us, so we're real glad that he's worked his tail off. He's not your typical 19 year old -- he's lived in an apartment by himself since he was 14 and he's a man both physically and mentally. But he will be back this season. I don't know if I've ever seen anybody rehab as hard as this. - Doug Wilson