Elliott Friedman

as you go through experiences like we all have you grow from them i mean hopefully you do um i believe in talking to mike at length that you recognize how you can operate differently moving forward so um you know it's it's exciting to think of those possibilities

You know, the one thing I had heard about Pedersen is that when Jim Rutherford was the GM of the team, he was like, we need a comparable center in return.

I don't think, and this isn't a shot at Rutherford or anything like that.

I think it just shows the different priorities.

I think that this new management group doesn't see it that way.

If they can trade Pedersen, and first of all, somewhere he'll go, because he has the say, but I think if they can do something for him,

pieces or players to grow with them, younger players, high picks, prospects, someone they think can be with them through their rebuild and be an impact for them, I think Vancouver would do that.

I think their goal has changed a little bit.

I look at St.

Louis with four first-rounders.

I could be just completely making that up, but you wonder what they're doing with all that.

Well, I wondered the same thing.

I had questions about that to Mike when we met, about the fact that he haven't been behind the bench.

And...

I think the one thing is coaches of Mike's level of experience and accomplishment don't forget how to coach.

You know, he's been sometimes perspective away from it is not a bad thing.

And I was impressed with his level of detail, how close he's still following the game.

I think it helps that his son was working and, you know, he was –

serving as a resource to him.

So when you asked him about specific things that are going on in the game today, he was right on it.