Free agency fantasy league days are done
/"There's this perception that on July 1, there's this hockey store, this fantasy league, and that we can go get superstars. Those days are over."
Read MoreLinden: Canucks will keep Edler
/“There isn’t a team in the league that wouldn’t have its hand up for the opportunity to have an Alex Edler. It’s not in our consideration."
Read MoreHolland on Babcock extension, Mantha's dominance
/"Eighty goals in, what, 80 games. I don’t know if there was a player in junior as dominant."
Read MoreRed Wings 'planning to be active'
/“We’re hoping to be active, we’re planning to be active.”
Read MoreHolland, Babcock will talk contract soon
/"I'd like to get him signed to an extension. It might take 10 minutes, it might take two months."
Read MoreWings' Smith eyes college degree
/"I think down the line, something that I would be good at is being a college coach and you need a degree for that, so that's a big motivator for me."
Read MoreMantha will have chance to make Red Wings
/“He’ll play five or six or seven exhibition games, and if he belongs in the NHL, we’ll put him in.”
Read MoreSamuelsson was 'odd man out' for Red Wings
/"One plus one is two. I just wanted to play some games.”
Read MoreBabcock on Leafs, Lidstrom, 24/7
/"If you’re thinking of moving - you’d better make sure the grass is greener on the other side. What I’ve found in life is it usually is not."
Read MoreRed Wings, Alfredsson taking their time
/“He needs time to determine if he’s got the passion and desire to play again, if his body will let him do the things he wants to do.”
Read MoreNo surgery for Datsyuk
/"He’s going to stay in touch with doctors, but I don’t think he’s going to have surgery.”
Read MoreWeiss remains a question mark for Red Wings
/“We made a significant signing — we thought Stephen was going to be our second-line center.”
Read MoreBabcock: Grass isn't greener elsewhere
/"The reality is the grass isn't greener on the other side. It's just not. I know the people here, I like it here."
Read MoreDetroit was Bertuzzi's 'favorite' NHL stop
/"California and Florida had their weather benefits, but as far as life style, we couldn’t have lived in a better area."
Read MoreHolland: Weiss 'needs a great summer'
/“He’s basically played half a year the last two years. It’s hard to know where he’s going to be in September."
Read MoreGustavsson could see '10-15 more years' with Red Wings
/"I like it here. If they want me, at that point we would talk about what they want, terms and all that."
Read MoreHolland, Babcock enjoy mutual respect
/"The GM is a driven guy who can’t stand losing and I like to be around ultra-competitive people.”
Read MoreRed Wings' Babcock on youth, playoffs
/"When you're counting them, they get here and they find out there's no space and they wonder what's going on."
Read MoreBabcock feels Bruins are 'legit contenders'
/"This team that we played today is like we used to be in ’08, ’09, and ’07."
Read MoreRetirement or Red Wings likely for Alfredsson
/“As a family we’ve had a wonderful time in Detroit and everybody likes it."
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