Jason Strudwick

If I'm in that Red Wings dressing room or as a coach, I'm like, guys, this is a chance to really push someone down that's looking for a leg up.

They're trying to find a reason to believe they can get in.

And the Leafs have been playing better as well, but they're not in the playoffs.

And we have eight games between now and the start of the Olympics, then a quick break, and then you're back at it, and then you've got the trade deadline.

Their team has to make some decisions.

I think I'd want to come out with the Red Wings and bring my absolute best to step a little harder down this team's throat and push them down.

Because 10 points to catch us, that's a lot of points to catch if you're Red Wings between them and the Leafs.

Yeah, no, you didn't leave me much to chew on there, but I'll try.

So when I look at the Leafs, I see a team, I think, that's trying to flex up in the last couple of years.

I don't know that they were able to do it.

They weren't able to get past where they want.

Let's compare the Leafs team to the San Jose Sharks.

I had no idea that Kiefer Sherwood was even on their radar.

When I saw that trade that they made, Mike Greer made for Kiefer Sherwood, can you imagine the excitement in that room?

This team, I don't think they, maybe they may believe it.

I didn't believe they were a playoff team to start the year.

They've come out, and to your point, Hayes, they've exceeded what I think most of us would have thought the Sharks were going to do.

So what does he do?

The GM goes out and rewards him.

Hey, we're bringing this guy in.