Vélemények:

Captain Ryan Getzlaf: “Something had to happen. Whether it had to be this drastic, who knows? That’s not my decision to make. That’s the GM, and we stand behind him. He made a pretty big decision there in getting rid of one of his best friends and a great coach. It shows he believes in our group, as well.”

Corey Perry, on coming to the rink Thursday to practice for a new coach: “It was very weird. I didn’t know what to expect. We don’t know him. He doesn’t know us. Coming in with Randy not here it was just a different feeling. Randy did a lot for this organization. He took us to the Stanley Cup in my second year. Those kinds of things are memories you’re gonna have forever.”

Perry on Boudreau’s playing style: “I know he likes the up-tempo, get the puck, get it out and get on the offense. And I think that’s what our team likes.”

Bobby Ryan, on his initial reaction to the news: “To be honest, right off the bat, I was thinking it might be a yard sale or a fire sale and a lot of things might be changing. So I immediately kind of looked around to see if I had any other texts or missed calls.”

Jonas Hiller: “I don’t think it was wrong or anything, what Randy taught. But it seemed like he couldn’t get through to all the guys. Some guys, I don’t know if they were tired of hearing it, if they didn’t believe in it, but it seemed like he couldn’t get us going every night.”

Teemu Selanne, on the Ducks dismissing not just Carlyle but also assistants Dave Farrish and Mike Foligno: “It was a great, long road together. I really felt sorry for those guys. They had to pay the price for we did on the ice. I’m very disappointed in the situation. Nobody wanted this to happen.”