Gord Stellick

I talked to Craig last night.

And look, he's a guy that's a respected leader for over decades.

Yeah, it's a fair question.

Yeah, I just start by saying, you know, my experience with Austin in Arizona, I was the general manager there as he was coming up before he was drafted even.

And just to watch him, you know, live, his passion for the game, the quality of player he is, the quality of person he is.

I was very fortunate to get to know his dad, Brian, his mom, Emma, his sisters, the family, his agent.

So,

You'd get a really good perspective on who Austin is and the type of people he surrounds himself with.

So he's one of the top goal scorers last decade, if not the top goal scorer.

He's a 200-foot centerman, plays the game the right way.

I just came from an organization where we spent our entire existence looking for that exact player.

So we're incredibly fortunate to have Austin.

You know, I think it is, yeah, I agree with the way you termed it, actually.

It is our job to sell him on, you know, what we're capable of and reaching the ultimate goal, because I know that that's what's most important to him.

And, you know, how do we do that is not a sales job, I'd say.

It's more of, you know, what's the vision, what's the plan, and concrete steps that we're going to take to try to get the team to where he wants it to be.

And we share that same common goal.