Bryan Hayes

Or it has the potential to have that.

Because how often do you see... We always talk about lame duck coaches.

This guy's got a two-month... He's getting paid bi-weekly.

He's a part-time guy in Vegas, effectively.

Well, and I think what's clear is the teams in the Pacific, they realize there's a real opportunity to be in a conference final here.

No one's really scaring you right now.

And Marner, the online stuff last night was pretty good.

People thinking Marner's the one that's going to be freaking out because Tortorella's walking in.

Marner is a guy, coaches love Mitch Marner.

They love Mitch Marner until they really need Mitch Marner.

So I don't think John Tortorella is going to show up there and look at Marner and say, this is a guy I need to challenge or poke at.

Marner will keep playing the way Marner plays.

Where the rubber might hit the road is if they get to a game six or seven and Mitch goes into Mitch Marner game seven mode.

Right, and that's possible for sure.

But again, it's different in Vegas because it's Eichel's team, it's Stone's team, it's Theodore's team.

And I'll believe it when I see the impact he's going to have if the goaltending continues.

That's just a reality.

If the goaltending is the worst in the league or close to it, they have 0% chance of winning.

Yes, exactly.

And that's the reality.