Darren Raddysh

I take pride in my own end.

I like to play in the old zone a lot, but defense comes first, and if you're playing good defense, the offense will come.

Like I said, I really take pride in my own end, and I try to start from there.

Yeah, I think so.

I think, you know, what they envision for this team is,

is, you know, to get back to where they want to be.

And I think, yeah, I think, you know, there's going to be, there might be some change, but, you know, I'm looking forward to it.

And like I said, I'm just excited to meet everyone.

I'm excited to get to know all the guys and to get down there and, you know, get the season started.

I played for the Toronto Marlins growing up in Marlborough.

There for seven years.

No, it was Etobicoke and Land.

Okay, so you were too young.

Uh, yeah, I think, you know, just, you know, growing up watching, watching them every day and, you know, you always want it to be like the guys on TV and, um, you know, getting the opportunity to play in the NHL.

It's, uh, it's a special one.

And I think, you know, every time, every time you do come back to Toronto, it's, uh, it's always fun and it's always, it's always special.

So, um, you know, to get to do that every night, it's a dream for me and, you know, I'm just looking forward to the opportunity.

I definitely was thinking about family.

The last year has been pretty tough for my family, and my dad was a big part of that.

He always grew up watching hockey and wanted us to play hockey, and it was always a dream of his for us to play in the NHL.