Brian Hayes

Now, we know that in

In a tournament, we can have teams that find a way to just get their level of play up higher, and that's what it's going to take to beat a good Everett team.

But, I mean, the Memorial Cup in Kelowna, I mean, there's a lot of history here with this franchise.

There's a lot of history with a lot of the excellent players.

I was just talking to Luke Shen.

You guys were talking to Luke previously.

You know, it's going to be a special Memorial Cup because of how many players have come through Kelowna, how many players have won, and the notoriety of such a great tournament.

Yeah, there's no question he has a chance to be a number one overall pick.

And you watch Landon play and defensemen do different things depending on what their skill set is.

I was exchanging notes with Ken Hitchcock yesterday and he was asking me, you know, what's the difference between Quinn Hughes and Lane Hudson and who's better?

I said, you know, Quinn does so many things with his legs.

And, you know, you've got to be a good skater to play well in the National Hockey League.

Lane does so many things with his head.

And I think Landon probably has a combination of both those things.

He has a little bit of Quinn Hughes in him.

He's got a little bit of what Lane Hudson has in him that makes them both so good.

But, I mean, Landon...

Landon's going to turn 17 here next week.

17, and he's dominated as a 6-year-old.

He was great as a 15-year-old, and there's no question in my mind that he's got a shot to be the first overall pick.