Brandon Astle

Walk into his office and hoping to get an interview off him, you wouldn't know if his team was in first place or if they've lost 11 in a row.

He was just the same guy, same message, consistency, compete.

Those are non-negotiable.

The players have to come together in the locker room.

Guys were upbeat.

Manny is someone that is compassionate and easy to talk to.

You can tell him any sorts of issues that you're having.

And I think he really knows today's athlete.

Look at his son.

He's going to be a high draft pick in the NHL.

He lives with them.

He knows the type of athlete this day and age, what they're like.

They're on their phones.

They've got to be coddled maybe a little bit more.

And so there's going to be a lot of players going up to Vancouver that are young, just like Caleb Malhotra.

And so who better to kind of deal with those types of personalities and ego than Manny because he deals with one at home.

But I will say Caleb seems a bit different.

He's wired like his dad.

Doesn't seem like one of those kids that expects to be given everything.

Just like Manny, Caleb has earned everything he's gotten so far.