Kelly McCrimmon

He's got legitimate offensive tools.

He's got some swagger and some moxie to his game.

And we think he's a guy that can make plays.

We've played the Munaf over the years that we've got lots of regard for him.

Our pro staff follow him very closely because it was no secret that he would likely be traded.

So, yeah, we were happy to be able to acquire him.

We like our team.

We've been successful since inception.

I heard you just as I was coming on that we are in on everyone.

We're not in on everyone.

We are in hard on guys we like.

We've traded a lot of draft picks, which is contrary to how lots of Stanley Cup champions have been built.

We didn't have the luxury of a deep farm system when we started.

We had success right out of the gate.

And, you know, that kind of changed our approach.

So, you know, the first round picks we've used, we think we've put better value into our organization than we, you know, took away.

So, you know, that's the Eichel, that's Barbashev, Hannifin, Hurdle.

There's a long list of guys that we've put first round picks in on deal that I think have become very good players for our team.

Yeah, and as I said, I heard you when I was coming on, and I say it tongue-in-cheek because I think there's almost the perception that we're reckless in our approach and we're anything but.

We're aggressive, but we're very strategic.