"Firstly, he's a damn good guy. Newy is a good person. He's a guy who is in physical condition, very fast, with quick hands, he has a good shot. He's a guy who went to a good school in Colorado, it's a team that works very hard and falls back very hard. He's a guy who is also coachable, he is a quality person and I think he will be successful. He's a guy who has talent, he's a guy who needs an opportunity and I think he was a good player in Colorado and he will be a good one with the Canadiens."
"There is a question of payroll and there is a question that they had the opportunity to bring in Ross Colton and they made a choice with Colton who brings experience and a defensive game perhaps superior to Newy. It's easy from the outside to judge the choices. Colorado had a lot of offensive power and didn't really have an opportunity for Newy to play on the power play there. They needed something else. It doesn't mean that Newhook is less good or anything, it means they needed a different position on the team." - André Tourigny
