Manny Malhotra

So automatically there is an urgency for them to want to get better.

And with that as your foundation, you know, you can only go up from there.

So yeah,

Knowing that the guys are motivated and they want to climb out of the basement, for lack of a better term.

It's a great starting point for us and one that we definitely feel we can start to guide and

pushing the right direction.

It was, uh, it was probably, uh, some of the most important learning for, for myself and my staff.

Um, we are constantly preaching about body language and energy.

And for me leading by example, um, is a major way to lead a group where you're the coach, the GM, the captain of the team.

Um, so for me living, what I'm talking about was really important to show the guys that,

hey, we're not enjoying losing.

We're not accepting of the fact that we don't have a winning record.

We are going to work daily to make sure we improve ourselves, to give ourselves an opportunity to win games.

And that in itself, kind of leading by example, showing the guys that we have to find the positives in what we're doing here to make what we're doing worthwhile.

So it was a great learning experience for me.

And

I said it earlier today, the record didn't reflect it, but when you look at the individuals and the effort they put in every day and the growth over the course of the year, as a coach, we were able to see a significant difference in the guys.

Yeah, it was very humbling, and we definitely took a lot away from last year, but don't get me wrong, winning is way better than losing.

We definitely enjoyed that first season, but yeah, it was definitely a lesson for us that we need to continue to evolve, we need to continue to work on our craft, and

But just the consistency that we come to the rink with every day is what the players will feed off of.