Bruce Boudreau

But it's great being the best team only losing two games in the first 40 games, but I'd certainly rather be the...

the best team that wins seven in a row or 11 out of 12 in the playoffs rather than at the beginning of the year.

Well, I think...

I think McKinnon really thought that they could win the Cup.

And I mean, he looked like a man that was never happy because he wanted to win so much.

I think he'll be more disappointed in the eight months you have to play great at winning the Stanley Cup rather than the two weeks of the Olympics, even though it's something every player dreams of.

But

every player dreams more about winning the Stanley Cup.

So I think he'd be more disappointed in this year and the year he had.

you know, 53 goals and the team being the president's trophy winner and believing probably every time he went to bed that we're going to win the cup and it's going to be my best year ever and not winning that.

And I think he'll always remember the Olympics, but it won't always be the thing that's reminded of him year after year when he's home or if he stays and lives in Colorado.

It's a great question.

I mean, as it stands now, I think Ottawa and Montreal are going to make it next year.

I think their teams are young and they're good and they're up and coming.

And I don't think Calgary and Vancouver are ready to make the playoffs.

So that leaves three teams.

Now, can Winnipeg get back to where they were?

I don't know.

I think they're getting a little old, and they've had the same group.

I don't know how many improvements they can make over the course of the summer.