Elliotte Friedman

He's also taken on the role of Assistant General Manager in the last five, six years also.

I mean, that's a long time to spend in one organization.

And if all the things you say about him in terms of his reputation, especially with around finding talent, are true, and we can only...

I imagine that they are.

You would have to think that this would be a guy that would have had interest from other organizations long before now.

I mean, is this somebody that Pat Verbeek keeps a tight grasp on that he doesn't want to lose?

Or do you have any insight into that?

Okay.

So the search appears to still be going on in Vancouver.

San Jose had a great night, though Mike Greer's face may suggest otherwise.

And Toronto, a complete 180 from Monday to Tuesday.

Well, it felt a little clunky, I have to say.

Clunky?

Yeah.

It's...

Yeah, yeah.

It was one of the, it just felt very clear that, you know, and it wasn't even, I'm not even solely just referencing, you know, the question that Steve Simmons put forth.

But it's very clear that there were people around the league that reacted negatively to the hire.

um, that had dealt with Chica in the past when he was in Arizona.

Um, and, and some were, were out for blood right away.