Randip Janda

And then, oh yeah, for good measure, they've got Nick Waugh down there as well, just kind of hanging around, which is a complete luxury.

And they've got other players they can throw in there, Jack Drury, whoever you want to talk about.

So I think it is setting up for Carolina-Colorado, but the Carolina part, even though I think they'll be there, I think they're different this year, there is a question mark there.

And it does fall back on, can Freddie Anderson, when you get an offensive team on the other side, can he handle it?

And I look at a Buffalo or a Montreal.

If you get to play a team that's consistently good on the power play or a team that's first line is going like Buffaloes or Montreal, if they can finally wake up, that's the question I have to ask.

If you're playing a Cole Caulfield and Nick Suzuki, when they're going,

Can your goaltender save you at certain points?

Because you know those haymakers are going to come at some point, whether that's the Eastern Conference final or a cup final.

this is the equation, right?

Where Jim Rutherford announced that he's going to be taking a step away from day-to-day operations.

I thought at the end of season presser when he hinted at it, you know, Rutherford, when he mentions something, there's usually something behind it and he's just not throwing it out there.

So that wasn't the surprise.

The timing was a bit of a surprise.

I thought maybe you wait till the draft.

Maybe you make that announcement then and there.

So that was a little bit.

Now,

I think with Rutherford, the type of individual he is, he's a very hands-on individual.

So there does have to be a bit of a clean break in the sense that you're saying, I'm there if you need me.