You understand how lucky you are when you see a guy like Dallas Drake, who had such a long career and never even had a chance to play for the Cup until this year 
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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Manchester City's Daniel Sturridge, left, and Arsenal's Robin Van Persie are seen after their English Premier League soccer match at The City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008. Manchester City won te game 3-0.
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Calgary Stampeders offensive lineman Dimitri Tsoumpas plays boccie ball after the team's Grey Cup practice at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, November 22, 2008. The Stampeders will play the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL's 96th Grey Cup football game on Sunday.
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Locals listen to rebel leader Laurent Nkunda at a local stadium in the North Kivu town of Rutshuru on November 22, 2008. About 500 people packed the stadium at Rutshuru, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of Goma -- the main city in Nord-Kivu province -- to see the cashiered general, a persistent thorn in the flesh of President Joseph Kabila. Nkunda launched a strong warning to locals not to accept the deployment of an additional 3,000 UN peacekeepers in the vast central African nation's east. There are now 17,000 troops from 18 nations, including 4,000 from India, in the UN mission in Democratic Republic of Congo, known as MONUC, making it the biggest UN peacekeeping operation in the world.
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Presidential candidates, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (L), U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (C) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ), meet onstage between back to back Republican and Democratic debates at St Anselem's College in Manchester, New Hampshire in this file image from January 5, 2008. According to a November 21, 2008 New York Times report, Clinton has accepted Obama's offer for the post of U.S. Secretary of State.
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US Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) attend a campaign rally in Orlando, Florida, in this file image from October 20, 2008. Clinton has accepted an offer from President-elect Barack Obama to become U.S. Secretary of State, the New York Times said on November 21, 2008.
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A boy walks through a muddy puddle of water in a camp for Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Kibati, just north of the provincial capital city of Goma, on November 9, 2008. At least 100 cases of cholera have been reported in the Democratic republic of Congo's troubled eastern region, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF - Doctors Without Borders) said on November 4, 2008."There have been 69 cases of cholera in the four displaced persons camps around Goma over the past week, and 20 in Kitchanga. In Buturande, near Rutshuru, there are five to 10 new cases per day," the medical charity said in a statement.
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GOMA, DR CONGO - NOVEMBER 10: A Congolese boy, ill with Cholera, is treated in a clinic at the Don Bosko orphanage November 10, 2008 in the town of Goma, Congo. Over 250,000 people have been displaced after fighting erupted between the rebel CNDP and the army in the last several weeks. According to reports, violence continues despite a cease fire declared by (CNDP) rebel leader General Laurent Nkunda, whose stated goal is to defend Congo's Tutsi minority from Hutu militias and to bring down a corrupt government.
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Quotes about Dallas Drake
You understand how lucky you are when you see a guy like Dallas Drake, who had such a long career and never even had a chance to play for the Cup until this year
said Brett Lebda
If there is a player that fits, we'll look at him ... But if we don't get anybody ... I think you'll see a wave the first two to three days of July, where all the top guys will go. Sometimes there are good players to be added as summer wears on -- we've added Dan Cleary, Dom Hasek, Dallas Drake late in the summer.
said Ken Holland
I'm going to meet with Dallas Drake, it might be in a couple of weeks ... He has to decide if he wants to play again.
said Ken Holland
We think we're in real good shape going forward ... I learned from Scotty about veteran players. That's why we signed Dallas Drake, why we brought Darren McCarty back, why Chris Chelios is here. You can't have enough character and you can't have enough leadership.
said Ken Holland
Quotes from articles mentioning Dallas Drake
I have no intention of buying a junior team ... I've always said I wanted to stay involved in hockey, so that (coaching) fills it in a way. The game has given everything to me and my family. We'll take some time and see.
said Dallas Drake
in Canada.com
My body is telling me I just can't do it at this level even though I think I can
said Dallas Drake
in Canada.com
Every playoff series, the physical pounding Dallas had on the other team's defence is something we didn't have the last few years. He brought so many intangibles.
was said
in Canada.com
