Aaron Ward

I was there and he became a well-rounded player.

Hall had to be the prick.

on that line right so you think about the ottawa series he garnered a lot of attention his his physicality and his impact in that end was something they've missed so so sorely for a very long time and there he is and so that guy kind of from a veteran standpoint conceptually understood it he grasped it and he implemented it and he was such a valuable component the jordan stall right so how everything fits this was like an evolution

and a process that Carolina was patient with and put together.

The funniest thing, too, for me is the departure of the Carolina Hurricanes.

This is going to be lost in all of this.

The trade of the trade deadline last won Delorier, right?

Everybody's like, why the hell did we pick that guy up?

One game.

I didn't think he was going to play in the playoffs.

And he shows up in Ottawa.

And do you see the confidence your team plays with all of a sudden?

Like, oh, you want to start this?

I'll introduce you to this guy.

Have some fun with it.

And they played with a level of confidence that if it's ever needed, it's there.

Last night.

And people are going to hit on us talking about this.

You don't know the value of the mental state of a team at this stage of the season.

If you realize in the moment it's too late and you're missing something,