“It’s one of the things I enjoy the most about being a GM.” At one point during his detailed and lengthy answer on the subject - he spoke for nearly three minutes on this topic alone - Dorion admitted the notion of trying to keep this core together is never far from his thoughts.
So when a question was posed to Dorion about trying to keep all of his young stars together in a salary-cap world, he could hardly contain his excitement. The Ottawa Senators general manager had just locked up the face of the franchise to a seven-year contract extension that sent a much-needed wave of euphoria through the entire fanbase. On the night he met with the local media to announce the long-term signing of Brady Tkachuk, Pierre Dorion was understandably in an upbeat mood.
