Manny Malhotra

And how do you think you can most impact improvement of this group this coming season?

I think one thing that we experienced in Abbotsford was that the commitment to the daily improvements was something that helped our group get to where we did over the course of the year.

And I think that is one of the major reasons why this is such a special opportunity.

You've heard RJ talk about

developing and building that foundation of what this group needs to be about and harping on that same messaging every day.

For me and our coaching staff, it'll be about those daily incremental improvements.

Today's practice needs to look better than yesterday's practice.

The level of execution needs to be better than it was yesterday.

And I think by developing that mindset with the guys, you now start to see individual growth, you now see collective growth in the group, and that's where we'll start to take strides.

So yeah, the opportunity to instill those things from day one are one of the things that really excites me.

Well, I can't speak for what's going on here the last few years since leaving.

It's been six years, I guess, since I was here in Vancouver.

But what I can tell you is I'm excited knowing what the vision is from RJ and Hank and Danny to where we need to get to and implementing those types of

Things that I truly believe in, starting with, when you want to talk about cultural pieces, it's the energy and the body language that the guys come into the arena with every day.

And those are so important for when you want to talk about creating culture and creating that environment that guys are going to thrive in.

You have to show up here in the right frame of mind and with the right body language and that for me sets the tone for the day.

Another part of it for me moving forward is just going to be giving guys a very clear understanding of what these words mean to us and how they apply on the daily.

If you listen to 31 other teams, they're all going to be using the same lingo.

We're going to compete.

We're going to hold each other accountable.