John Chayka

You want me to be Gino Foligno with a pony?

In sports, I don't know one.

Does this speed up the process of getting familiar with scouts and everybody's books on these prospects?

I know there's a bunch of players that are at the top of the

top of the class this year, John, but as far as you're concerned, you must want to get as much info as you want on the top guys that are going to be available.

So data has been brought up twice in this interview already, and you're associated with that word.

We have a new segment on our show that we're heavily involved with it.

We talk about it, too.

What does that mean for people listening, that you're described as a data guy, analytics?

As far as your view on a hockey team and your association with this, how does it all come together, and how do you kind of view things?

um but but also have a well-rounded team that no matter the opponent you know you have a no diversified attack uh that can match up well against anybody john you just mentioned the other general managers around the league that everyone does good work and everyone's trying to win there's been a lot of speculation about your specific relationships with these people like in your estimation what like do you want to speak to that like what do you think your relationship is and i know there's some different people moving around the deck chairs are different

How do you think your relationship is from your view with other GMs around the league?

So as far as the culture that's in place,

How are you going to dig down and drill down on the culture that's already here?

Are you just going to have to ask around, get to know guys?

Have you spoken to Austin Matthews, William Nylander about what's up here and what's been happening?

How are you going to find all these things out?

sharing our thoughts learning seeing if there's a you know shared common vision and and you know charting a path forward john keith pelly in a roundabout way a few different times thinks that with some of the cornerstone pieces as he labeled them with some additions and and possibly being healthy that this team can turn it around and and get back into contention of some sort i guess for the stanley cup next year do you share in that belief was that

a big part of the interview process, what your thoughts were on this team and how quickly they could turn around if that's even possible.

Some think it's not.