Mike Johnson

to not think about it anymore.

Let's put that behind us.

Let's not worry about it anymore.

Let's get back to playing and chase what we really care about, which is the Stanley Cup.

You try to convince yourself that you're on to the next most important thing, whereas the American players, they should rightfully want to revel in the moment and the experience and revisit it in their own minds, with their families.

They'll be getting celebrated at their home rinks.

All of that stuff, I think, will make it harder for them to turn the page and get going than maybe the Canadian team.

I mean, I still think you look at the standings, right?

To get to 97 points, which probably gets right around it.

Maybe not.

Maybe just in.

What is that, 17-8?

I mean, that's a tall task.

That's going to be a challenge.

And, yes, they played a little bit better before the break.

And, you know, maybe the break, given the fact that Toronto actually, league-wide, had one of the lower numbers of participants in

in the Olympics, maybe that will help them be a bit more rested.

But I still am pessimistic.

I'm still putting the odds significantly less than 50-50 that they will make the playoffs.

And they can even play well with all those other teams around them that they have to pass, catch, jockey with.