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as you know, like there's been some smoke around this player and his future with the devils for a little bit here now.

So what's your read on this whole situation?

It's just so hard.

All right, and there's some buzz around the Philadelphia Flyers and Dan Vladar potentially headed towards a contract extension.

I was just going to say, you talk about the importance of pro scouting and the role it played there and landing Vladar there in Philadelphia.

I saw something there.

Okay, that was the final thought presented by your Canadian Toyota dealers.

We'll take a break.

When we come back, we don't have a full edition of the Thought Line today, but we do have one submission that we weren't able to get to in time for recording Wednesday's podcast.

We'll get that to Elliot.

Also, some shout-outs to give out as well.

32 Thoughts, the podcast continues after this.

All right, welcome back.

Elliot, before you get to your shout-outs, I forgot to mention during the Carolina-Montreal portion of the conversation to kick off this episode.

So I was leaving the hotel to go to the arena around 4.45 on Thursday afternoon, and I'm walking past the gym to go out where...

My vehicle is parked and through the frosted window of the doors into the gym, I see Dave Amber full on tarps off in the gym, just rushing a workout.

It was incredible for a guy that had, as you discussed and outlined, a pretty brutal travel schedule from the night before to a very early morning.

What time was this?

He looked to me in good spirits.

4.45.