Geo

a player to energize a fan base, an organization that had been struggling for some time.

This kid is a legitimate player.

The compete level is off the chain.

He's literally bringing his team into the fight every game.

The consistency that he's played with, and of course, like Scott Stevens used to say, no defenseman...

Up until they played 200 games, really knows nuances of the position, because it's the hardest position in the league to play.

But this kid has just been amazing so far.

You know, he lives with my son-in-law and my daughter, right?

So I got a chance to meet him a couple times.

And I've told Gio and the crew here, I said, I've never met an 18-year-old.

When you're talking to him, he's 18.

Yeah.

Okay, but he's been through a lot in his life.

He lost his mom, lost his billet mom.

You would know more about that than I would in terms of how important they are in your life and your growth as a young man.

I still have a hard time believing that he... And he's a young 18 right now.

He just turned 18.

Yeah, some... You know, you got to look...

you know, into the parenting of a kid that grows up like that, that is that polished, that mature, that well-spoken, that aware of himself coming into the professional league.

I mean, that's, in my opinion, that's parenting.