Bob Stauffer

Do the best players want to be pushed a bit?

as an observer of NHL teams, a guy, I mean, you're placing players, would you, for potential free agents, would you have any concerns at placing them in Edmonton with Babcock as the head coach?

Yeah.

I mean, Jerry, has your business changed in how you recruit and how you deal with players?

Because there's recognition.

Like, we have some people texting on the show right now on the Ashley Fine Florida text line saying, I don't care if Connor and Leon and Zach Hyman, as an example, thought it'd be.

I don't care.

I don't want Mike coaching the team.

We actually have people say that.

How would they know what's best for the team?

I don't know about you, but I usually think the players are the first to know.

Don't you, Jerry?

I mean, the perception that Babcock's hard and tough on players, there's been lots of hard, tough coaches over the years.

Haven't there been?

All right, let's switch focus.

How busy is this for your agency right now?

You got a bunch of kids.

We had Keaton Verhoff on the other day.

You got Keaton, you got Mathis Preston.

I think they were the third and fourth.