Mike Johnson

It's not a big deal, expense or inconvenience, but

yeah it was not like it is now now half the team has dogs or more um yeah no that was not a thing uh and i almost think if i think old school enough if i go back to the days like the idea of having a practice with the dogs out there running around and doing like the you know the westchester dog routine like there would be some guys that i play with early in my career be like what the hell is this like what are we doing here and and

And that's not to suggest it wasn't great.

Clearly, it was well-attended, young people, spring break.

They had a good time, and the dogs are adorable.

The more dogs, the better in a work environment.

I get it.

I love my dog.

It's over here right now.

Yeah, it was not a thing, and certainly a practice involving the dogs would never have been a thing.

Like, oh, hey, there's William Nylander, who we don't know anything about, except he's like a great hockey player.

And he, you know, his YouTube channel.

But like, okay, he's, you know, he has dogs and he has like young pups or foster dogs or Nick Robinson.

Who knew?

Like, it just gives you a smidgen of a glimpse.

And I think people, when they are passionate about anything, they're

if they feel like they're getting a bit closer or see something they don't necessarily know, that's a good thing.

So, yeah, I'm not saying it's not a good idea.

I'm just saying it would not have been a thing that we would have ever done when we played.

I would probably say Ottawa, because I think Ottawa's best game is better than Columbus's.