Frank Seravalli

And plug him in on the line to feed Austin Matthews pucks all like entirely possible.

So this like sort of back and forth and all over the place.

I mean, you could go nuts.

Yeah, I think this next week, starting in Buffalo at the Combine,

when he can not just get together and meet some of these top players in person and conduct interviews, but perhaps even more importantly for Ryan Johnson is going to be time spent with,

agents who were there and then his, his counterparts and whether it's over a cup of coffee or a chance to get dinner and meet people, um, at this level, sort of around the league that he might've interacted with on the phone or wherever, um, to, to really kind of begin some of those conversations in earnest, I can assure you that there will be some agents whispering in his ear about, Hey, you know, if possible,

I'd like to see this or whatever the case may be.

That's when things are really going to start to turn.

And then the calls will begin in earnest.

in trying to then make some of these things happen.

Yeah, I mean, I think we will.

I guess in terms of making a prediction and how big these things are that register on the Richter scale, I need a little bit more time to properly understand the market, meaning there's been so many whispers about all these different big name players.

We haven't really heard anything about, let's just, Connor Hellebuck is a great example.

Had one sort of,

testy, interesting exit interview in Winnipeg after the season ended, but now after a few weeks and a chance to cool off, how bright is that fire still burning for Connor Hellebach?

What happens next with the Winnipeg Jets, for instance?

We haven't really gotten the full view of the Austin Matthews feeling yet because nothing's really in place.

They've got a general manager, but they don't have a head coach.

And we still don't know who they're drafting and also don't know what other plans John Chayka has to add.

So I think it's still a little bit premature to properly evaluate what that market looks like, but