Kelly McCrimmon

So you get right back in it.

As you know, the schedule has been compressed all year because of it.

And it's a lot of hockey.

It's a lot of hockey.

So, you know, how that all plays out will be interesting to see if we can get guys some rest down the stretch.

But, you know, you know how it is.

Every game, the next game is always the biggest one, right?

And it's the place and the standing that's where, you know, all of those things that we live in this business.

Yeah, you bet.

Thanks for having me, guys.

I'm doing good, guys.

How are you?

Well, as we went into the offseason, we were...

aware by that time that we wouldn't have Petro, so that's a big hole in your lineup, not just the obvious stuff, but off the ice, the alpha male personality that he is, so we still liked our defense, and we were comfortable enough to start the year, we weren't

panicked in any way based on the fact we thought Caden Korczak was really ready to take a step.

He'd been 40 games last year.

We thought he was ready for more.

We liked the makeup of our blue line in addition to that.

But when we get into the season a little bit further, we just were looking for one more playmaker back there.

And Rasmus is a high-end defenseman.