Chris Johnston

And the winning, you know, they actually started the win streak initially, you know, just before he was fired.

I think they won two or three games right before he was immediately fired, and they didn't lose again for about a month after that.

So, you know, I do think that it's probably got to be a little bittersweet if you're Kevin.

I haven't spoken to him since he lost his job, but I can imagine it must be tough watching this all happen because he put so much work into getting the team to this stage.

But, you know, if there's a positive side of that, I just can't imagine he's out of work too long because –

You know, I think we were seeing that he had to make some tough decisions during his time at Buffalo, and that really is his roster.

I know Kekalainen, you know, brought in a couple defensemen, you know, brought in Sam Carrick at the deadline.

But, I mean, he made depth moves at the deadline.

The team, for all intents and purposes, is the one that Kevin Adams put together.

Yeah, well, Mitch Marner doesn't deserve too much of the blame for them not leading in games.

I mean, he doesn't wear goaltending pads.

You know, I think really that's a team that's had a tough time getting a save all year.

And, you know, obviously a lot of things go into trailing.

I mean, you're not producing enough offense to get a lead back or get the game back to zero.

But, you know, they've...

found themselves behind, I think, you know, predominantly because they're not getting enough saves.

They're not playing at the same level defensively.

They've also lost Alex Petrangelo before this season.

He was a rock on their blue line for a number of years.

And so, you know, I actually don't think that it's going to, you know,