Craig Simpson

third year uh 29 and 77 for dry a little bit of a slip with 18 and 51 for uh for slavkoski but all of a sudden this year 30 goals 73 guess what the fourth year was for leon dry settle 25 goals 70 points wow guys you know what the fifth year for dry saddle was 50 goals and 105 points

Do you not get a little bit of a vibe and a feeling that I wouldn't be shocked if you've got Caulfield scored on one side, you've got a 100-point man now in Suzuki in the middle.

Why can't Slavkovsky take that next jump too?

I just thought the similarities were so similar to me.

And a guy that now can play at a higher speed, he thinks at a higher speed than he did in his first year, than he did in his second year, than he did in his third year.

And I think now...

with that confidence and understanding, hey, man, this game can be on my stick.

I can take control of it.

I think there's really such a huge upside for him, and I just couldn't help but looking at Dry, having watched him all the way through, and say, you know, why not?

Very similar.

Slavkoski is even an inch taller than him, and now he's understanding how to use that body to protect the puck, how to get into those tight areas and make plays.

That goal he scored in overtime, I know that it shocked Vasilevsky that he was able to turn his body quickly and get that kind of release off.

I think the sky's the limit and what a start to your playoff run when now you feel like you're a potential star in the league.

Now you feel like you're a difference maker and you want to talk about a little bit of a confidence boost in game one.

Slavkovsky certainly got it.

Well, I think, you know, what really kind of surprised me a bit but also impressed me a lot was that top line.

You know how important it is for them to be productive because, you know, they have 110 goals.

The next highest line for Montreal has 42.

So you know going in that, you know, John Cooper's got either Sorelli line now he started with.

It might be Gord at different times.