Darren Raddysh

For my brother and I to get there, that's special, but to play for Toronto, it's something that I cherish, and I'm looking forward to living out his dream and getting able to do that.

I think they're similar in their own rights, obviously.

Hockey's a lot bigger in Canada, and in Toronto especially.

That's what everyone talks about, and rightfully so.

Everyone here loves the game, and everyone wants to see the team do well.

The markets are, like I said, pretty similar in their own rights, but hockey definitely takes the cake here in Toronto.

I think it was just getting the opportunity.

Playing on the first power play, getting to play a lot of minutes.

um that helps and um you know just you know trying to make sure you're doing the right things and uh yeah you know the opportunity that i got was uh was awesome and you know you just try to keep doing uh try and take it day by day and make sure you're giving the best version of yourself and um you know i think uh everything just clicked in uh in in tampa there and you know just uh fortunate to play with a lot of good players

Yeah, like I said earlier, I think I'm a two-way defenseman.

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.

Uh, yeah, there was always some talk, you know, here and there, um, through, through the end of the season.