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Let's just open this up so the conversation can go anywhere.

Was there one big takeaway or one major topic that maybe superseded the rest when Gary met with the media yesterday?

Is there a sense that everyone is relatively happy with the work that Bettman has done?

And I know it feels like the lockout wasn't that long ago, but it has been that long ago.

And since they've kind of negotiated labor peace, and I think maybe something has to do with Marty Walsh coming in as the NHLPA boss, it just feels like everything is all right.

on the NHL front.

You know, there's no more problem franchise.

Now they've cleaned up Arizona.

There doesn't seem to be any one major issue looming over the league like there has been in years past.

So, long-winded way of asking, are people pretty happy with Bettman right now?

We're speaking to Frank Cervelli, our NHL insider from Victory Plus here on the Halford & Breff Show on Sportsnet 650.

I did want to circle back to one thing that I thought was going to be an issue for Bettman and Daly, not just yesterday, but overall, but they really don't seem to think it's going to be an issue.

It's the Bruce Cassidy coaching situation, which still remains in flux, although the NHL's got its stance on it.

It was very clearly made yesterday that both Bettman and Daly don't think that this is an issue.

Does part of this have to do with the fact that

this situation and the way Cassidy's contract is worded or written up makes it kind of an outlier.

Like there might not be another one like this.

So they're not worried about being precedent setting.

I I'm very curious about the role that Edmonton plays in all this.

Cause I mean, let's get, it's very obvious that they want to hire them or at the very least want to get them in for the interview to hire them.