Brian Lawton

He values winning over money.

I could go on a long diatribe in terms of how it actually... Connor sees himself as a champion.

He knows that in order to be stamped that, you have to win.

He's playing in a team game.

He's trying to do everything he can.

But at the end of the day, I've never asked him this, but I would imagine if I was as good as he was, which I never was, that winning would be a much higher priority than money.

I felt like he backed that up.

I told you initially at that time I didn't love the short term because it did put a lot of pressure on the club.

I know exactly what you mean.

It hurts.

Well, I don't think there's anything new I can add.

I've read every single thing that people have said, and for the most part,

You know, the goaltending wasn't exceptional for me.

I think the depth, you know, was not there this year.

I felt like it put a lot of pressure on Dreisaitl and McDavid.

Obviously, McDavid was seriously hurt, as were other players.

And you've got to give Anaheim a lot of credit.

They're a big, young team that skated just young enough

not to really recognize the moments in terms of being nervous.

I felt like Anaheim played better once the playoff starts than they did their last 12 games.