Joe Sakic
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"Joseph Steven Sakic" is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and current hockey executive. He played his entire 21-year National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise. Named captain (ice hockey)/captain of the team in 1992–93 NHL season/1992 (after serving as a co-captain in 1990–91 NHL season/1990–91), Sakic is regarded as one of the most able team leaders in league history and was able to motivate his team to play at a winning level. Sakic led the Avalanche to Stanley Cup titles in 1996 and 2001, being named the Conn Smythe Trophy/most valuable player of the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs/1996 playoffs, and honored as the most valuable player/MVP of the NHL in 2001 by the Hart Memorial Trophy/hockey writers and his Lester B. Pearson Award/fellow players. He was named to play in 13 NHL All-Star Games and selected to the NHL First All-Star Team at Centre (ice hockey)/centre three times.

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Pierre's done a good job filling holes. We're going to have a talented team, an exciting team. We're looking forward to the challenge.

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Here in Denver, we want to thank Jeremy Jacobs for the way he runs his business. Otherwise, we wouldn't have gotten Ray Bourque and won a Stanley Cup. Other than that, I don't pay much attention to what he has to say.

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I knew he wasn't going to give me high.

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When you think of Canadian hockey, he was the greatest ever to play the game. When he talks, everybody listens. He has that much knowledge and respect, and whatever he has to say is important. It's not that we can't win without him, but we feel that much stronger with him.

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Any free meal is a good meal, you know?

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It's part of the cap thing. It's no big deal.

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Hitch is Hitch and you just have to let him go, he gets mad.

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To play in the Olympics, to play for your country, there's nothing like it. You love doing it and I'm looking forward to it again. We're all looking forward to trying to win another gold.

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Yeah, I could believe it. You almost could see it coming.

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