Al

Oh, fellas, just going to try and bring a little optimism to this here.

You know, first off, I thought Jim's presser was really –

You know, it brought a little more optimism, and I think it kind of brought home what I've been thinking.

I think if given that McKenna's going to go first and the top three being set, you know, we've got a lot of mixed opinions on that.

And Jim's right.

We don't know who's going first or second.

We don't know who's going to fall to us in third.

So it's like we were gunning, you know, we were coming down for this spot for like the last two or three months.

So, you know, if sucking and having a really bad season means you're guaranteed a top three, well, there you go.

That's what you get first.

having a really bad season like we had.

But I want to make one more point, guys, is that like every year when we get around the trade deadline and we have these decisions to make, we're on the verge of making the playoffs.

If it's worth bringing guys back and, you know, do we really want to keep trying to win when really it's a lost cause?

It's like being the worst team in the league or it's like, you know, missing the playoffs or just missing the playoffs.

It's like,

you can have a really bad season and have even a little bit better season, but you're still, nobody's guaranteed that top pick.

I mean, everyone's in the hunt for it.

It's a lottery.

So I've always believed, you know, I'm not a tanker.

You root for your team and you want to put your team on the ice.