Darren Dreger

So who else are we talking about?

And the rest aren't going to fetch you the pieces, either on defense or up front, that are going to move the needle.

It went well for you.

Yeah, I'm reminded of what Billy Guerin said when they picked Team USA.

And, you know, essentially what he said was, I'm not putting together a fantasy hockey roster here.

You know, I'm putting together, you don't need a general manager for that.

And I think that that was the approach by Team Canada and Team USA and maybe all the power teams is that you're putting a roster together that you think is going to contend for gold.

And how are you going to match up against Team Canada or Czechia or the Swedes or the Finns, right?

I mean, that's what we're talking about here.

And with all due respect to Lane Hudson, whose numbers have been sparkling, if he goes to Italy and...

Quinn Hughes stays healthy.

Like, where is Lane Hudson playing in that equation?

And I think that that was part of the factoring and making the decision.

It's not like Jackson Lacombe came out of nowhere, right?

I mean, he's a real good player, as you identified, Brian.

I mean, he's a little bit bigger.

Maybe he's got some attributes that they like ahead of Lane Hudson.

But for me, this is less of an indictment on Lane Hudson and more about the player that they see in need in Jackson Lacombe.

Yeah, I'm sure they do.

I don't think there's any question about that.