Justin Williams

having been able to kind of get over the hump.

And there's a lot of heartbreak.

There's a lot of losses under these guys' wins this year.

And I really just feel like they think it's time.

And the power of the mind is a very, very strong thing.

And I think coming into this, we're very, very confident where we're at.

We're confident in our team.

And they're just excited to show it on the world stage.

No, I mean, I don't need jabs at anyone.

I think a reporter today asked me, not that I was getting interviewed or anything, but someone asked me, you know,

are we gonna you know did people boo mitch marner and i was like why why would people boo mitch marner here you know that seems that seems very strange um but i mean listen he's he's uh he's an elite he's an elite player i mean he's one of the best players in the league and they got a couple of them on that team that we're really really gonna have to look at that and

um you know mitch i don't blame him for for wanting to stay with his team in toronto i don't blame him for for for wanting to get out of there either i you know he's he's a guy that's that's coming up and seeing where um you know what he wants to do with himself and he's had choices and he's made them so you know right now he's he's looking great he seems like he's a good situation but you know i hope his season ends in heartbreak is that okay

Yeah.

Usually when you trade for a player, you have a good, at least, you know, better than 50% chance that you think you might be able to sign him.

And you see players, you know, with not a lot of term left on their contract or even expiring contracts, teams acquiring them a little bit early just to kind of see.

Because we feel in Carolina, you know,

Once we get people here, they really, really like it here.

We've got a great team.

We've got a great coach.

We've got a great city.