Frank Seravalli

But if, based on their own apparent guardrails that they've put into place.

But I think what it has done is cost them the potential to find someone who could be the next game-breaking hire.

I mean, who knows how things will ultimately play out in New Jersey, but...

The Devils, they decided, hey, we're not going to let Sonny Mehta go to the Toronto Maple Leafs and run that team.

He previously worked for us for four years, helped the Florida Panthers win two Stanley Cups.

That's the guy we want.

And I think it takes forward thinking, vision.

I think it takes a lot of different things rather than just bring back the same old, same old.

And I think about this a lot when it comes to coaches and I'm not saying that.

So if you're thinking about, okay, who's in the candidate pool that has been a general manager, that could be a general manager.

It's Mark Bergevin.

It's Tom Fitzgerald.

It's Brad tree living.

It's Peter Shirely go through the list.

But I think about this all the time when it comes to coaching hires that are made around the league.

Clearly, at 8-0-1, John Tortorella can coach the Vegas Golden Knights.

There's no question.

But I want the next guy that's the first-time hire that's going to knock it out of the park for me, that's going to become the next John Cooper, that's going to become the next Rod Brindamore, the next Spencer Carberry, all first-time guys.

that someone had to take a chance on at some point that have now presented themselves to be among the very best in the league, the next Jared Bednar.

These guys all started somewhere.