Don Taylor

He gets how lucky he is.

And I think the other thing, too, guys, you heard him reference this,

When he broke down in one of the clips we saw on Twitter today, on social media, or if you watch the whole thing, his mom passed away last year.

My guess would be he wouldn't mind being close to the home.

So, yeah, it just seems to fit all around.

Is he going to win the Art Ross?

No.

But I think it's an injection of leadership and class that this organization really needs, even if it's short-term.

And also, guys, I think you want players, again, we're not talking about a superstar here, but I think you want players who get it.

And when I say it, I'm talking about how lucky you are.

And I get the feeling that this wasn't the feeling of that dressing room for a significant amount of time the last several years.

How lucky you are to be where you are.

You're a lot of life playing in the National Hockey League.

and Brendan Gallagher fifth round draft choice because he was a small guy, but he worked his ass off and he managed to play over as managed to play, or he'll play more as managed to play over 900 NHL games.

Think about that coupled with the Sedins who people forget.

Yes.

Hall of fame careers, but at the start of their career, and even when you watch them, there were all sorts of questions about their skating and their fitness.

What did they do?

They didn't sit and complain or mope and, you know, uh,

you know, just refuse to look happy.