Management wins Stanley Cups. Players can only do their best. You've got to bring the right ingredients to make a Stanley Cup winner and if the manager is not doing his job, the players can only do so much. You produce and do what's right, but if you don't have the talent there, you're not going to win many games.

Quoted in Kevin Shea, "One on One with Andy Bathgate," Legends of Hockey.net (2004-04-20)