The Art of the Linesman:
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"There's no question if someone's in trouble - or if a 6-foot-4 guy is beating the ____ out of a guy 5-foot-9. With two big guys, if they slow down you ask: "Have you had enough?" If they say no you just let 'em go. If they say yes, or nod, you step in. They have a job to do, but they don't want to kill each other. In March 1990, (Detroit's) Bob Probert broke my nose in a fight with (Chicago's) Bob McGill. He just kept whaling, and my blood was everywhere."
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- Veteran NHL linesman Gerard Gauthier on the right time to break up a fight. (National Post, October 5/02)
The Life of the Rookie:
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"It's a huge transition for him to play at this pace. At least against Tampa, he's a marked man. They go after him every opportunity they can. He has to learn to play through that. The word is out from Tampa that if you take the body, you take Steve Weiss out of the game."
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- Florida Panthers' coach Mike Keenan on former junior star Steve Weiss. (South Florida Sun-Sentinal, Sept. 29/02)
