Craig MacTavish

And I thought, you know, it was hard probably for the coaching staff and the management staff

to hear, but I think it's all fair.

How'd you think Leon played in the series?

He's, he's, he's leading the league in points per game in the playoffs.

I mean, and banged up.

I mean, that's, that's incredible actually.

I mean, he played fantastic and normally does.

I don't think he was banged up to the level that Connor was.

I mean, Connor,

i mean his his uh he would have been out if it was regular season games yeah like his cutbacks and his separation and how he separates from people is uh his secret sauce he's you know you always talk about the most developed player and he is he's the fastest and the quickest and he can't you can't corner him

But when you're looking at an ankle injury and torquing it to the level he has to torque it to make those cuts and changes of direction, it paralyzes him.

And I mean, credit to him.

I mean, he's a warrior.

We know that.

He didn't make any excuses, but he just was muted to what he normally is.

And I mean, the one thing I'll say about Connor, which I would try and emphasize to him, is that

He expends a lot of energy to create offense.

I mean, his – I mean, I don't think anybody expends more energy in the game today than he does.

And he does it through effort and speed and will.

And, you know, it'd be nice to see him –