Bryan Hayes

And I just brought up... I mean, it was on live TV.

We didn't talk much off camera, but...

He seemed like he was down with being a Toronto Maple Leaf, which I think I could have got the sense if it was like, I don't know about this, big market, this and that.

I think he would be generally excited to be a Toronto Maple Leaf.

And why wouldn't he?

It's a great place to play, regardless of what people think or what people say.

So I think it's going to be a great thing if he gets drafted.

He's bigger than I thought, too.

guys bigger than i thought like he's just he's gonna turn out to be a pretty big dude like he i know he's people talk about his size in his upper body but i think when he fills out is going to be a pretty big dude well how terrified was he when you said to him you wanted to mentor him i don't think that that went over too well when i when i brought up the idea of him moving in with me and me mentoring him

But I thought it was a great idea.

You know, like every time a young kid moves to a different market, it's like they have to move in with somebody.

And I figure I live 10 minutes from the practice rink, not even.

It might be a good fit, Hazy B. Who knows?

But Laura Dykin kind of shot it down.

I don't even think it would take to the new year, Brian.

But I'll say one thing.

As coming into the league as a young guy who had skill, who put up a lot of points in junior, it's a lot to ask, regardless of how talented this guy, and he's probably a lot more talented than I was,

But to play first line and have those expectations, and we especially know in a Canadian market, if you're going to be a power play guy and known as a front line guy right off the hop, there's big time expectations.

I started on the third line, and you get secondary power play minutes, and you kind of grow from there.

We saw it with Easton Cowan.