John Chayka

your book on the players, you know, anything you've got on them in terms of intangibles.

And just, you know, it's hard, you know, you're trying to weight all these things in different ways and it's always different, you know, depending on the player and the situation and that the part of the draft that you're in, it'll evolve and it's never the same weighting.

But ultimately, you know, you have to be right when you make your pick.

And when you do that, you know, you want to have a lot of conviction that you've turned over every stone, you've looked at it from every different angle, and then you got to make a judgment call.

Yeah, I'd just say, like, you know, much like any fan, you'll turn on playoff hockey and, you know, it doesn't take you long to figure it out.

I mean, these are it's a it's it's a battle out there.

You got to be ready physically, mentally to go out and compete at that level.

Obviously, that's, you know, a reason why.

Matt Sundin's a big part of what we're doing.

He's a guy that's been in those situations and knows what it takes.

He'll be a big part of our decision-making process.

And we're going to surround ourselves with lots of individuals like Matt's or would have similar or different backgrounds that can bring those elements to the table and understanding of what it means.

But I would just say, if you're going to win...

you got to be good across the board.

And certainly at this time of year, you need those elements that you raise, but you also need to be, you know, the pace of these games is also noticeable, you know, not just the pace of skating, but decision-making and reads and, you know, making plays under pressure and escaping pressure and making a play.

So, yeah, I think our job is to not miss those elements that you suggested because those are clearly part of the recipe.

But also have a well-rounded team that no matter the opponent, you have a diversified attack that can match up well against anybody.

Yeah, no, it's a fair question.

I think from my side, I would say the folks that I know, which is a large majority, I think I have pretty good relationships with.

And I would just point to my history of making transactions.