Jason Bukala

Like, what do you know about that player?

I mean, I don't think there's any way to evaluate this progress on this project in two years.

I think that's asinine.

I think that betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of what they're doing.

We're going to do it on our show.

Of course.

We're not running a $2 billion business, Jamie.

Well, I think five at least would feel functional.

I want them to be set up so that there's no haste, no urgency.

No, isn't that what we all want?

It's just not enough time to even...

evaluate his draft or develop record by the time you're considering an extension 2024 the 2024 NHL entry draft two years ago one player from that draft one has played 100 NHL games and it's Macklin Celebrini that's it one guy like it there's just not enough runway and once again this organization seems to be assuming your reporting is accurate Rick and I don't doubt it seems to be showing us again that they just don't understand the incentives they don't understand how to align with

the incentives of the organization with that of middle management.

You give a guy five years and hope that he's doing so well that he's earned a raise in three, especially if he's not being paid at the top of the market.

And you do a new deal, but you give them five years so that they don't feel pressure in 18 months to show progress and earn their next contract.

Welcome to the world of competitive sports.

Welcome to the cost of being a world class organization.

Like, I don't know.

I'm sorry for trying to hold the organization to a standard of what would a world class championship level hockey club do?

But this is what not what a world class championship level hockey club would do, even in the midst of a rebuild, especially at the start of one.