Elliotte Friedman

And also, have you spoken to Nylander yet?

No.

Okay.

Just a conversation with Willie.

You know, he's a talented guy.

It was kind of a tough, crazy year for him.

Like, lots of weird stuff happened.

Yeah.

How do you... What do you envision your... Like, do you feel that Austin and Willie have to stay here and be the leaders into the future?

All right.

And when you watch the Maple Leafs this year, is there anything you looked at and you said, they need this.

We have to get this.

All right.

You mentioned that there were a lot of experiences you went through as a player that will shape you now.

I'm wondering if there was something in particular that you remember happening and you said either that will be the way I lead or that won't be the way I lead.

I've spoken to a lot of players who are retired who go into management.

And the hardest thing for them is, A, to talk bad about players, as managers sometimes have to do, or B, inform them that, you know what, we have to move on.

Like, I remember how you fought against moving on.

Are you going to be able, like, are you prepared for that?

How do you like your steak?