Brian Hayes

And I think that kind of speaks on what O was just saying.

Other teams are like, I'll call, but I don't know if we can make the deal.

It feels like when you guys want a guy and you feel like you can make it happen, and ultimately it does a lot of times.

Somehow he would have got to the Hall of Fame quicker if he played with Strutty, but unfortunately he didn't.

with Kelly McCrimmon, GM of the Golden Knights.

And you guys will be in here on Friday.

And, you know, I remember when Jack Eichel went back to Buffalo for the first time.

It was loud.

There was a lot of anticipation.

And I'm curious if, you know, Mitch, you would ask him or you would expect him to lean on Jack for any advice.

Are you guys preparing him for Friday night?

We're not sure what to expect.

But as you can imagine, Kelly, it's the biggest story in town.

There's a lot of people waiting for Marner to return.

How would you expect he's going to handle that experience on Friday night?

Absolutely.

Well, you guys are at it tomorrow, then into Toronto on Friday.

It's going to be fun to have you guys in town.

Best of luck down the stretch, Kelly.

Appreciate you doing this.