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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
He took my wallet, took my money.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
No, it was... Listen, going into interviews, I've been on a lot of them.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
I'm not talking right now.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
I'm just talking in general.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
I've been on a lot of interviews and just...
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
You know, I think when teams, when you go into interview, teams are looking for a path or a direction of what is that you think you can bring to a team.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
And so they're all a little bit different in how they're handled.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
But I think the main point is just to be true to yourself and who you are and what you believe in, because the last thing you want to do is sell a myth or sell something that you're not.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
And then get in there and say, wait a minute, I thought we were going to be this or I thought we were going to be that.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
I always just find, you know, with players or with an interview or whatever, I always find honesty and just directness is the best policy.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
So that's how I've always handled things.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
Um, probably, probably up to Ken.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
I remember going to see Scott Lawton, you know, just popping into the game and watching him play.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
And, um, you know, that was, that was probably the furthest I had been.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
I hadn't, I hadn't gone to like over to Europe to watch somebody play.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
I don't think, um,
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
Yeah, I think probably up to Canada.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
Like Scott's probably the last one that I remember watching.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
It's not always that you get the opportunity to go up and see players or talk to players that are part of your system.
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Laviolette on his head coaching interview process, the Maple Leafs’ roster and the Hurricanes seeking a bounce back
And so there was an opportunity and we went.