Kyle Bukauskas

You know, you could tell he was struggling to find whatever kind of rhythm he's looking for there in game number one.

Like, that's where my mind's kind of going of, you know, as a team, of course, you got to respond after losing the opening game.

But for a guy who scored 51 in the regular season, all right, like, here's your moment to try to break through.

Ooh, I like that bet.

Okay, meanwhile, out in Vegas, that felt like an important one for Anaheim.

Beyond the obvious of winning the game, even the series going back home, but a game where they controlled play, but

Unlike other games against Edmonton where the goals were adding up for him, that was a night where you had to stay patient and trust that it was going to come and don't get out of what was making you successful.

And that was a young team that stuck with it and full value.

Nearly a shutout for Lukasz Tostel, but full value going into Vegas and earning a split there.

This young Anaheim team continues to impress a lot of us here, Freach.

Ryan Poehling has become a really good quote in terms of understanding a player's mindset and just how they're viewing the game.

And he said after the fact that, you know, the way to beat Vegas is just outpacing them.

And he's not necessarily talking about only how fast they skate, but just the way they process the game and how they go about it that way.

And it's been working for Anaheim.

I just wonder, you know, how long until do we get the John Tortorella we're ready to play

By the way, I don't know if you saw like when Mark Stone busted the shadow with like six seconds left, he almost felt bad about it all.

Yeah.

It's been what?

Yeah, almost two years?

Regular season and playoff, of course.