Coaching the Bruins is like going bear hunting with a butter knife.
Pat Burns
I believe in Wendel Clark. We want Wendel to be a prime-time player.
Pat Burns
Toronto was a great place to work, a fun place to work. People were so hockey-oriented, hockey-minded, without being too critical. In Montreal, they got downright nasty sometimes.
Pat Burns
I got hit with an octopus in Detroit one time. It was the most gross thing I've ever had happen. I got it right in the back of the neck; all the juice was coming down. It was awful.
Pat Burns
I'm not an overly happy person. There are times when I'm happy, and that's usually in my private life.
Pat Burns
If one of my players ever wants to hit me, he better do it really hard because otherwise, I'll find a rock, a stick, or a piece of wood - and believe me, it's gonna be a brawl.