Jeff O'Neill

No, not at all.

For the Edmonton Oilers.

They started out with firing their coach or looking at a new coach without firing their current.

It's been kind of messy.

Very messy.

Yeah, it doesn't look good.

And you don't want to do things just for kind of a PR look or for optics, but I think every kind of situation or negotiation, you just get to a point where you're like, actually, it's going to be a no for me.

Like, no for me, dog.

That's one of the things I find fascinating about this whole thing is how they've just kind of pigeonholed themselves into this circle of three or four guys that they have to hire to get the... You're telling me there's nothing outside of the box?

And I'm not talking about Joe Pavelski, but...

How do you attach yourself to four guys in the whole hockey world that can be the only four guys to get it done?

No kidding.

But it kind of ended a little weird for him, though.

It did.

Pointless, and he was taken off the line.

I think he was demoted.

And I know a lot of times those feelings don't carry into the offseason, but that's just like...

hmm we needed you the most you weren't really there and now you're demanding the world what a fascinating concept that's got to enter buffalo's head well and furthermore if you're buffalo you can't get caught up in the emotional storm of this was so magical everyone gets to come back yeah it's still pro sports you got to be ruthless you didn't win a stanley cup no you got to the second round yeah like you had a great that's what they have to weigh it like that yeah the

$11.5 million we're going to allot to Alex Tuck with all the other high-priced talent they have who's a winger who's not exactly young.

He's 30 years old.