Pierre LeBrun

Listen, I think there are teams that would like to act before February 4th because they can't afford to wait.

You know, I think of the two-time Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

In a perfect world, when they were playing a lot better about a month ago, it looked like they were back.

They would have waited until the Olympics and seen what they need.

But now Seth Jones out for another month, and they're five points out.

You know, the sense that we're getting is Bill Zito is...

picking up that phone all right and trying to see if he can help his team here before the Olympic break if possible.

Because every game is huge now for them and all the teams of that race.

So I think that's the example I would use that some teams feel these next two weeks

could be make or break, the teams that are comfortably in a spot that can afford to wait, that's what they'd rather do because they want to see, A, if some of their guys get hurt at the Olympics and then pivot, and B, some of the guys they're eyeing that might be going to the Olympics, they'd like to make sure they don't get hurt there and then make their move at the Olympics.

So it depends where you are in the hierarchy right now in terms of answering your question, Frankie.

Yeah, I mean, he's been great.

I'm shocked of Lane Hudson.

Yeah.

Go ahead, Drake.

Yeah, and Lacombe almost made Team USA right out of the gate on his own.

I mean, that's my understanding.

He was that close to making it to begin with.

Because he plays in Anaheim, I don't think he gets the same chatter about him than other players do, depending where they play.

I will also say that his skill set is more similar to Seth Jones as well, in terms of replacing the kind of player that you're replacing.