Bryan Hayes

You win cups.

I understand it.

It's human nature, and it's not like I would have re-signed Bennett, and I would have found a way to re-sign Eckblad and all that.

I'm not pretending like I would have been some crazy savant, but it does happen where winners and coaches are different because it doesn't apply to the salary cap, right?

They're guaranteed money, and it's not as if they have no movement clauses or no trade clauses, but like Gerard Gallant gets him to a cup final his first year.

See you later.

You're out.

Here comes our boy Pete DeBoer, who that was their biggest rival.

Remember, San Jose and Vegas had brawls and playoff rounds, and they just keep going and going and going.

But again, I find the Tortorella hiring much more fascinating because... What gets your attention about that hiring?

A couple of different things.

One, he obviously is a well-established... He's had a great career.

He's had a great career.

Hasn't won a cup, though, since the pre-salary cap era.

He won in Tampa in 2004.

It's been a long time.

They have cup aspirations.

They're asking a lot out of Tortorella.

Not that he won't be prepared.

I'm sure they put it on this radar a couple weeks ago.