Paul Holmgren quotes from telephone conference call on July 1, 2009 “We are still looking to add some offense some how.  Obviously when you lose Mike (Knuble) through free agency and Joffrey (Lupul) being traded, that is a lot of goals that we have given up.    We are still looking around but the one area that Ian Laperriere is going to add, he is a role player that can take a little bit of the burden off some of our other guys in other roles like penalty killing and face-offs.  He is a warrior type player and very durable.  He will provide us with lost of energy and is one of those types of character players that everybody is after.” Q:  Do you look at Ian as a center? PH:  “I think he is capable of playing center and wing.  He is a versatile guy in that regard.” Q:  Will Boucher be a back-up or will he compete for #1 goalie? PH:  “I happen to believe that Ray (Emery) is our number 1 guy.  Obviously with Brian’s experience with not only our team but with other teams, he is a good guy to have on our team.  He is capable.  He has played in a lot of NHL games.  He also has playoff experience.   Brian is a guy who really wanted to come back here in the worst way.  Even going back two years ago when he signed an AHL deal with the Phantoms and ended up going to San Jose at the end two years ago.  Brina is a lot better goalie now than he was when he left here.  We are happy to have him back. Q:  In what way do you think Boucher is better

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