Pierre LeBrun
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So I think Demidoff's just first year into the season, so first year in the league.
So they've got lots of options, but just different types of options than the other teams.
Well, I think also we're not even factoring the Hellebuck comments in Winnipeg.
Listen, they've got a core there.
I really like that team.
I think they're a couple pieces away.
Keep in mind, Kevin Sheveldayoff, this hasn't been β
When you go to free agency, this isn't a number one destination spot.
Strutty, you and I grew up in Edmonton.
Sometimes these cold weather places aren't the number one destination spot.
So you have to pay, I'd call it either cold weather tax or tax to be in a Canadian market, all of that type of stuff.
But Winnipeg's had a really good team.
And if you think about it, yes, it's been noisy in Toronto, noisy in Edmonton, a little bit of noise in Ottawa.
But Winnipeg won the President's Trophy a year ago and then missed the playoffs.
Now, Hellebuck hurt.
They've got a core there that I really like.
But Nikolai Ehlers left.
They've got a scenario there where they've got some questions that need to be answered as well.
So we have to throw them into the bucket with all these other teams that we're talking about where they need to have a good summer to get right back on the horse.
And I'll throw one other thing into this mix, guys, when it pertains to the Toronto Maple Leafs.