Eric Johnson

Their heart got ripped out of them last night.

I don't see how you recover.

Absolutely.

And I think I've talked to him a little bit down the stretch and I'm sure you've heard him say it in the media, but in Philly, he kind of had to babysit a little bit, right?

Young team guys that didn't know how to navigate themselves through the league.

And he steps into a proven bonafide winning team that just needed a, a little bit of direction to steer the ship.

And that's what he's done.

And his presence is,

in front of a team is so mesmerizing.

When he speaks, you're just like, as far as I'm concerned, you are so locked in on what he's saying.

And I find him so fascinating to listen to.

When you go into a team like he has in Vegas, it just needed a little tweak in the right direction.

And I think he can wear out his welcome in certain situations, but I don't see it happening because...

Even if he's there long term, he's a guy that trusts the players if they're in a situation where they've earned his trust.

And I think those guys have based on what they've done in the past.

for your career and as a coach, you're no different.

So what I think is so amazing is he found a way to stay sharp while he, I mean, let's face it, a month ago, a little over a month ago, he's, you know, eating hot dogs on the ESPN panel with Butcher Gross and Levy, right?

And now he's coaching a team that maybe one went away from the Stanley Cup final.

Pretty incredible.

I don't think anyone sucked towards coaching the NHL this year, especially when he got hired.