Dominic Sramaty

I think that's the right thing to do.

Don't leave people hanging.

Rip off the band-aid.

I think everybody knows John Chaik and Shane Doan's history that Shane Doan won't be here and that he'll go on and easily land on his feet.

Easily.

But I just hope for other people that aren't so sure and maybe don't have such a simple path that

They will find out sooner rather than later.

Let people go and get on with their lives.

Well, you know what?

Not so much that, but I wanted to talk about some of the conversations I had with people about Jacob.

Because look, he's a controversial figure because of everything that he's been through.

And he's been gifted an enormous opportunity here.

Like when I talk about Toronto, we always say like in places like that, Vancouver, Canadian markets, Winnipeg, Montreal, all of them.

that the risks are high, but the rewards are high.

And as a person, I always like to focus on the rewards as opposed to the risks.

You've got to make smart decisions, but if you succeed, the rewards are enormous.

And I look at him as being handed an incredible opportunity here.

And, you know, I spoke to a lot of people and I got a lot of opinions.

Nobody's shy on this particular topic.

But I wanted to read one of the notes because I think this one best encapsulated, you know, a lot of the answers I got and what it means for him and the Maple Leafs.