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Paul Holmgren Speaks To The Media

Found February 16, 2012 on Buzz On Broad: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Paul Holmgren,  Marc-Andre Bourdon,  Erik Gustafsson,  Jaromir Jagr
TEAMS: Philadelphia Flyers
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Paul Holmgren spoke to the media regarding the acquisition of Nick Grossman, Jagr's status, JVR's health, and more. Q: How does Nick Grossman help your team now? "He is experienced, he is a bigger body and he is a good solid defensive defenseman. He can kill penalties for us and play regular shifts. He can chew up minutes. Like I said, he is a big body." Q: He had the third highest special teams minutes in Dallas. Is that a factor too? "Well, we have struggled in a lot of areas here lately, penalty killing is certainly one of them. Nick has been around and has developed over time in Dallas. He is still a good young player and we are excited to have him. I think he is going to give us a boost here in our own zone and get us out of our end quickly because he makes a good first pass. He is not a guy that is going to put up a lot of points, but he is a good all around defenseman." Much more after the jump. Q: Is he a guy that you would consider resigning? &...
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