Mike Johnson

But, you know, how to break it down to apply to your team.

Every team is different and everyone's got to find, you know, the nuanced, you know, how to apply their own system.

And it feels, again, we're talking a lot about systems and coaches and there are lots of stuff at play here for the Leafs, including just like, hey, they have to be physically more engaged and physically more prepared.

And that is all true.

But it's been 20, what are they, 24 games now they played?

23 games, whatever it is.

22 games.

So by the end of this road trip, they're a third of the way through their season.

There's only so long you can take it by saying they'll figure it out eventually.

They'll figure it out, they'll figure it out.

I mean, at some point, a third of the season's gone.

If it's not figured out, they're in last place.

Like, I get it, they're not, they're six points out, eight, whatever it is, but...

you know, it's two months plus training camp.

It's three months.

Nothing is that complicated.

They're doing the best they sort of can with it.

And it's just not, not working for this group right now.

Brucie was committed to five.

O was a solid two.