Jason Bukala

But my bias at this point in time is that it was an unfortunate circumstance that wrong place, wrong time.

Better not happen again, though, if that makes sense.

It just better not happen again.

Grow up and make sure that when that happens going forward, when you're cashing million dollar checks, you're representing our city.

The logo on the front of your jersey.

Get the hell out of there.

Don't be around it anymore.

when i when i get to the other side of it there with chase reed and the way you're describing things at the combine yeah it matters it matters because

You know, it is somewhat difficult, Borny, and you do homework on players and you meet with players and hopefully in their comfort zone elsewhere through the course of the season.

So, you know, if you're up in the Sioux, you take him out for maybe a dinner, just introduce him, you know, and he's comfortable, right?

He's in his surrounding because when they come to the Combine, if you haven't seen him before and he walks into your boardroom,

let's not forget some of these kids are 17 turning 18.

Remember the three of us at 17, 18, walking into a bunch of NHL executives, 10 or 12 of them.

Like I would have crapped my drawers back then.

I couldn't walk into the principal's office, but yeah, you're terrified, right?

You might not get the best version of them outwardly.

And they might have got beat up at the last interview.

But having said that, it does tell you something, doesn't it?

Because they all want something.

And these guys we're talking about, they're going to arrive in the league early.