Pat Brisson

And in Gavin's case, we didn't have to push hard.

I think when he made the decision, I know when he made the decision, he was...

completely convinced it was the right thing to do because you got to work on your habits too.

You know, you don't want to become too complacent, too comfortable because the next level is the next level.

As we see now during the regular season and now the playoffs in the NHL, you have to learn how to do the little things right and to be coachable and all that and go through adversity.

So we do, we like what he's gone through this year.

He's becoming a better player and a better man for it and a better prospect.

Anytime you can have Dale Hunter as a coach when you're going through your development, it's a good... I mean, the guy's got such a great pedigree.

I mean, he's coached many greats, you know, so I do believe it was beneficial to see a different approach.

And to Gavin, I mean, unfortunately, fortunately, he may go through another five to six coaches in the NHL.

Who knows how it works, you know?

The lifespan of a coach now could be three years, four years becomes like...

So, so, um, you know, uh, and Dale is hard coach, but at the same time he understands talent and he, he, uh, he, uh, I do believe it was extremely beneficial.

And we saw in the second half and, and, and, and guys done a great job too, you know, working with that and, and, and.

Again, the process is so important.

Going through these things, it's how you go through and what you get out of it.

Everything's an experience.

It's what you do with it, and we do believe that Gav really benefited from his decisions, and he did have a much better second half.

It's all credit to him, and Penn State, they were fantastic.

The coaching staff were great to him and his teammates and all that.