Colby Cohen

Everyone talks about health, which is very valid.

But as a healthy core, they've had one fucking crack at the playoffs and they beat the Rangers and they lost in the second round.

other than that this isn't a core that's on you guys too well yeah that's not that's not like a compliment that's not like something to brag about well i will i'm saying injuries freak injuries a lot of them too so i'm saying this isn't a core that's had eight cracks the playoffs and you're like okay this this core is not getting it done the window they're now i would say like two years into their window which have been burned because of fucking injuries and a

I think they're a lot closer to being competitive than you think.

I think they could easily be Eastern Conference Finals next year with a couple tweaks.

Well, that's what I'm saying.

How many times do people say that about Washington in the early 2010s?

Oh, this core can't get it done, can't get it done because they lose in the second round for 10 fucking years in a row, then they finally won the cup.

Like I said, the Leafs had, what, eight or nine cracks in the playoffs with that core, didn't do shit.

And people say they should have changed the core.

Yeah, but I'm not ready to give up on the core after one healthy playoff crack.

Well, I wouldn't say, no, no, I wouldn't say I wouldn't want him, but you'd be selling low on him right now, and I need a lot more out of him, but I'd be fine under a new coach, different usage, giving him another chance.

I wouldn't say he's part of the core, but ever since he's been playing with Jack on the first line, he's been great.

So I definitely want to keep him, but like, I wouldn't say he's like an untouchable like core piece, but I want him on the team.

Nope.

I like glasses at three C. Yeah.

Nope.

He can go.

See ya.

Gritsuk is core.