Craig MacTavish

I had no idea he was that good.

Stan did.

He had him, and he came in here.

He played fantastic.

We talked about him playing at the level of Matias, and that's not easy to do.

He would re-sign Connor Murphy, right?

priority.

You could try and chase something better, but you've got this guy who fits really well with Darnell.

I mean, they were plus in the playoffs, plus three, and I think Connor was plus two.

So, I mean, it didn't look like Connor was quite as effective.

He played well.

He wasn't quite as effective, Murphy, as he was during the regular season, but he still played fine.

He's tough.

He drilled that guy in the face with a left hand, which

which I liked.

And, I mean, I'd really try and sign Kapanen again because I thought he was really good, too.

Yeah, I think those would be the first two that get priorities.

Beautiful contract for a guy that plays those minutes at that price.

They were much better.

Well, people don't crap on them as much as they did because they now see he's one of the top three or four defensemen in the game.