Randip Janda

Because they have worked in a player development role.

So I think the last 24 hours have obviously provided clarity for some fans that they were maybe hoping for an outside voice to come in.

I think that certainly

could have been looked at as well but you know when you feel like you've gone through a thorough process when you feel like you have good people in the organization uh you certainly have to look at them and i think with ryan johnson it's certainly not a surprise that he's leading the race because if you go back two or three years guys you know his name was always there was there something to be said for bringing in a fresh view a fresh perspective an outsider's view

think there always is right and the fact that you know if this was a situation where they hadn't talked to people Jason that is where I'd be concerned to say you know you didn't even explore that conversation there were a number of interviews so I think bringing an outside perspective looking at an organization in a different way it is really important but at the same time I think there was a bit of a maybe a situation where you're wondering okay you might have

just because somebody brings in a fresh voice, are you essentially saying we really like you, but this guy's saying something different.

There's, it kind of works both ways, right?

Like do you essentially limit, uh, you know, the previous experience or maybe the shine on this individual, just because you're hearing something different.

So I, you know, I've talked about it before.

I think having an outside perspective, somebody that thinks outside the box is necessary, but both of those things,

thinking outside the box doesn't necessarily mean that you have to be from the outside of the organization.

Ryan Johnson, even though he's been a part of the organization since 2013, he has not had the top job.

He's learned under multiple managers and just because he's not necessarily an outsider, so to speak, doesn't

getting the top job in any market allows you to have more freedom, more flexibility, and you can put that imprint on the organization yourself.

So yes, an outsider, I think a fresh face sometimes certainly brings in more

more optimism because they're not linked to a previous regime.

But we've got to remember that some of these GMs and some of these first-time GMs, they're working in more junior roles compared to their experience now.

And if you get a job in a senior position, you're able to think outside the box.

You're able to put your ideas forward more freely.

So if Johnson does get this job, I think that is